Washington, D.C. Sitting beneath the emblem of the crucifixion of Jesus on Calvary. Two members of the St. Martin's Spiritual Church listen and pray.
August 1942, printed later
Gordon Parks
Artist, American, 1912 - 2006
Artwork overview
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Medium
gelatin silver print
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
image: 34.3 × 26.4 cm (13 1/2 × 10 3/8 in.)
sheet: 35.6 × 27.9 cm (14 × 11 in.) -
Accession Number
2016.117.114
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Gordon Parks, New York; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1998; acquired by NGA, 2016.
Associated Names
Exhibition History
1997
Half Past Autumn: The Art of Gordon Parks, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, September 10, 1997 – January 11, 1998
Inscriptions
on verso, by Library of Congress, vertical along left edge in graphite: 803986-LC-USF34-13493-C; by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom center in graphite: CGA#017
Wikidata ID
Q64154355