Disillusioned with post-World War II America, Beat Generation writers and painters came together because they felt mainstream America was becoming out of touch with humanity and the individual.

The Beat Generation emerged as a response to both ... This was a state of being that many Beat writers went through. For example, Jack Kerouac wrote about it in his famous novel On the Road.

The exhibition focuses on prominent figures in the Beat Generation during the 1960s. Included are images of Bob Thompson and friends, as well as the publications Hymns to St. Geryon by Michael McClure ...