Bob Grosvenor and Verta Kali Smart's room. Bob Grosvenor (Robert Strawbridge Grosvenor) from Newport, Rhode Island, USA, in Room 9 of the Beat Hotel. 9 rue Git-le-Coeur, 6th arrondissement, Latin Quarter, Left Bank, Paris, France, January 1959. Bob studied at the Ecole nationale superieure des Arts Decoratifs in Paris. On the wall is a broken bicycle wheel. Photographer Harold Chapman noted that "The bicycle wheel was a popular icon at this time" and that, in their room, Bob and Verta were "surrounded by objects from flea markets, which Bob later exhibited in a New York gallery, and sold as 'objets trouves' ".
Image ID: pd7765988 Special instructions: PREMIUM PHOTOGRAPHER COLLECTION minimum fees apply - please contact [email protected] for assistance and before use. Credit: Harold Chapman / TopFoto Date: 06-01-1959 Dimensions (pixels): 5926 X 8799 Location: Paris, Île-de-France, France Keywords:- L'École nationale supérieure des Arts Décoratifs
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