Off on My Own, Harlem, New York

1948, printed 2019

Gordon Parks

Associated Names
Gordon Parks

Artist, American, 1912 - 2006

This is a photograph of an urban alleyway. The image shows a narrow passage lined with tall brick walls. Debris is scattered on the ground, and clotheslines with drying laundry hang overhead. The buildings in the background suggest an urban setting. The lighting and perspective create a dramatic mood, embodying a bustling urban environment.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of The Gordon Parks Foundation

  • Dimensions

    image: 11.1 × 11.1 cm (4 3/8 × 4 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 26 × 20.5 cm (10 1/4 × 8 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2019.108.3

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gordon Parks, New York; Gordon Parks Foundation, New York, 2006; gift to NGA, 2019.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, center artist stamp in black ink: GORDON PARKS / This is a Certified Gordon Park Photograph / which was printed in [in graphite: 2019] and / authenticated by the Gordon Parks Foundation. / [signed in graphite: Peter W. Kunhardt, Jr] / Peter W. Kunhardt, Jr / Executive Director, the Gordon Parks Foundation / © The Gordon Parks Foundation, All rights reserved; by unknown hand, lower left in graphite: 18. 008; lower right: GP06974 1/15

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