Item Information

Dublin Core

Title

Self Portrait

Subject

Burroughs, William S., 1914-1997

Creator

Burroughs, William S., 1914-1997

Date

1959

Language

English

MODS

Key Date

1959

Type of Date

inferred

Form/Genre

paintings

Repository Name

Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University

Notes

The precise date and circumstances of the work’s creation are not known, but it was likely drawn around the time of Naked Lunch’s composition.

Language of Cataloging

English

Digital Origin

reformatted digital

Citation

Burroughs, William S., 1914-1997 , “Self Portrait,” Columbia University Libraries Online Exhibitions, accessed March 21, 2025, https://exhibitions.library.columbia.edu/items/show/1067.