[Nude With Onions (Portrait of Peter Orlovsky) by Robert LaVigne (1954)]
Peter Orlovsky, Allen's long-time partner died on this day in 2010. He was 77 years old. First glimpsed by Allen in the portrait above by Robert LaVigne
Our previous Peter Orlovsky postings include here and here.
Here's a little photo portfolio. We fondly remember you, Peter
[ Peter Orlovsky and Allen Ginsberg in Lee Forrest's room, Hotel de Londres, Paris, December 1957 - Photograph by Harold Chapman]
[Peter Orlovsky, Allen Ginsberg, (and Michael McClure) - Photograph by Larry Keenan]
[Allen Ginsberg and Peter Orlovsky - Photograph by Cynthia Macadams]
`[Allen Ginsberg & Peter Orlovsky in their NYC kitchen, snapped by a friend. April 1, 1987. c. Allen Ginsberg Estate]
[Allen Ginsberg & Peter Orlovsky, Frankfurt airport, 1978. Photo: Herbert Rusche]