Artist Index: Gatewood, Charles

William Burroughs. 1972. Gelatin silver print, printed 1980s. 25,2 x 18 cm (35,4 x 28 cm). Several photographer's stamps and annotations in pencil on the verso.

Charles Gatewood studied anthropology at the University of Missouri in the early 1960s before pursuing a career in photography, focusing on subcultures and unconventional lifestyles. Working as a freelance photographer from 1974 onward, he documented both the underground scene and prominent cultural figures such as William S. Burroughs and Bob Dylan. His images, often raw yet empathetic, form a compelling record of individuals and communities existing outside the mainstream. – Corners bumped, creases in corners in margins, one light handling dent lower right in image, otherwise in good condition.

Lit.: Michael Köhler (ed.). Burroughs. Eine Bild-Biographie. Berlin 1994, ill. p. 81.