Francesco Clemente – Portrait of Allen Ginsberg, 1985, oil on wood, 14 15/16 x 11 13/16 in.
Francesco Clemente Allen’s sometime collaborator (see, for example, their stunning collaboration on White Shroud, is 59 years old today. Here’s an interview with him from this past November (in aRUDE magazine). [2023 update – regrettably, this interview is no longer accessible]