Red (in checkered shirt) has an argument with Sonny Hollis, his "War Counselor," and slugs it out with him to maintain authority
1948
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/sheet: 33.7 × 26 cm (13 1/4 × 10 1/4 in.)
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Accession Number
2015.19.4601
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Gordon Parks, New York; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1998; acquired by NGA, 2015.
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
2006
Sight/Insight: Photographs from the Permanent Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, April 26 – October 29, 2006
2011
Gordon Parks: Photographs from the Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, October 1, 2011 – January 16, 2012
Inscriptions
on verso, by unknown hand, top right in red marker: MARTIN V-2 [photo used in opera called Martin, about MLK, produced for public TV]; by LIFE, center perpendicular in red stamp: REPRODUCTION FORBIDDEN [?]; by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom right in graphite: CGA#061 [exhibition number for Half Past Autumn]
Wikidata ID
Q64154397