Kitchen Door to the Burt Mosher Home

1944

Gordon Parks

Associated Names
Gordon Parks

Artist, American, 1912 - 2006

This is a photograph of a screen door and window on a wooden clapboard house exterior. The image shows a detailed view of the house's exterior with vertical shadows cast by a screen-covered door against a backdrop of light-colored horizontal siding. The screen door has a wooden frame with decorative trim inside, and the window behind reveals additional shadows and reflections. Natural light highlights the textures and details of the surfaces, creating a balance between light and shadow. Shrubbery is visible in the bottom left corner, contrasting with the lines of the architecture.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gordon Parks, New York; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1999; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

-1

  • Both Sides of the Street, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, 2003.

2003

  • Both Sides of the Street: Celebrating the Corcoran's Photography Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, April 12 – August 25, 2003

Inscriptions

on verso, by Standard Oil Co. (N.J.), center typed on adhered paper: Parks Colonial Beacon Oil Co. Aug.1944 / Augusta,Me.[sic] / 15344 Kitchen Door to the Bert Mosher home,owner[sic] and operator of the / Bear Spring Camps near Augusta,Me.[sic]; by unknown hand, center in graphite: [?]44; by Standard Oil Co. (N.J.), center stamp in red ink: PLEASE CREDIT / STANDARD OIL CO. (N.J.) / PHOTO BY PARKS

Wikidata ID

Q64154604

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