Flavio Feeding Zacarias

1961

Gordon Parks

Associated Names
Gordon Parks

Artist, American, 1912 - 2006

The image depicts two young children in a close-up shot. One child is seated with a visible torso, wearing a light-colored, slightly soiled short-sleeved shirt. They have curly hair and a calm expression, feeding themselves from a dish in their lap. The other child, positioned closely behind, has straight hair, partly covered by a cloth cap or hat, wearing a short-sleeved shirt. Their head rests beside the other child's head, and they gently touch the first child's mouth. The foreground child's fingers are slightly dirty from handling food, and the child reaching out wears a dark strap bracelet on their wrist. The background is dimly lit, focusing on the children and their interaction, with blurred fabric or bedding details.
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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, 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

Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, across top center in graphite cursive: Flavio feeding brother Zacharias; bottom right perpendicular stamped in black ink: 2 3698; by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom right corner in graphite: CGA#147 [exhibition number for Half Past Autumn]

Wikidata ID

Q64154531

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