Eldridge Cleaver

1970

Gordon Parks

Associated Names
Gordon Parks

Artist, American, 1912 - 2006

The image shows a man from the waist up, seated in a relaxed position. He is looking directly at the camera with a neutral expression, holding a cigarette near his mouth with his right hand. The man has short, textured hair and a goatee, wearing a dark, long-sleeved shirt and light-colored pants. In his left hand, he holds an open book and wears a large wristwatch on his left wrist. The background is out of focus, possibly showing a corner of a room. Smoke from the cigarette is visible in the air around him.
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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

2024

  • Gordon Parks: Camera Portraits from the Corcoran Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, July 14, 2024–January 12, 2025

Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, upper left corner perpendicular in graphite: S/S; by LIFE across top in graphite circled with wax pencil: V84246-C-1-29A[?]; by unknown hand, center in black wax pencil circled: 6; by LIFE, center perpendicular stamped in purple ink; LIFE PHOTO BY / GORDON PARKS / TAKE NO. / 1 / SET NO. / 84246 / STORY & LOCATION / ELDRIDGE CLEAVER; bottom center in wax pencil: C; by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom right corner in graphite: CGA#185 [exhibition number for Half Past Autumn]

Wikidata ID

Q64154578

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