Timothy Leary in Candlelight

Artist Gene Anthony (American, born about 1932)

DateNovember 1, 1966, printed 2008

Mediumchromogenic print

Dimensionsimage: 29.5 x 45 cm (11 5/8 x 17 11/16 in.)
sheet: 40.5 x 50.5 cm (15 15/16 x 19 7/8 in.)

ClassificationsPhotographs

Credit LineGift of Howard G. Davis, III A.K.A. David Davis

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Object number2011.128

Label TextPsychologist Timothy Leary (1920–1996) studied the effects of psychoactive drugs in projects like the Harvard Psilocybin Project, and advocated their possible benefits. Public interest became widespread at a time when substances like psilocybin and LSD were legal. When these drugs captured the attention of illicit dealers, Leary was dismissed from his job as a Harvard psychology professor. His struggles to continue research with private funding were hampered by overzealous law enforcement, and he tried in vain to protect himself with public renown.

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