Baptism in Chicago

1953, printed later

Gordon Parks

Associated Names
Gordon Parks

Artist, American, 1912 - 2006

The image shows most of the bodies of three central figures engaged in a baptism ritual. The scene features a woman seated in water, wearing a head covering and a light-colored, long-sleeved dress, with two men in dark robes standing on either side of her. Surrounding them are several onlookers, some wearing formal attire. Among them, a man in a suit holds a patterned cloth and another raises his hand in a gesture, both maintaining serious expressions. The background contains a group of people who are observing the event, as well as baskets on a shelf on the upper wall, indicating an indoor space used for ceremonial purposes.
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Artwork overview


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 Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom right corner in graphite: CGA#113 [exhibition number for Half Past Autumn]

Wikidata ID

Q64154476

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