Youth in Jail, Kansas

1963, printed later

Gordon Parks

Associated Names
Gordon Parks

Artist, American, 1912 - 2006

The image depicts a person lying on a cot. The individual is resting horizontally with slightly bent legs and one arm above their head. They are shirtless, wearing dark pants, and their bare feet with one foot hanging off the bed. The room is plain with dim lighting and a rough-textured wall on one side. A wall with a grid pattern is in the background, allowing light to filter in and cast shadows on the floor.
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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#162 [exhibiton number for Half Past Autumn]

Wikidata ID

Q64154562

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