Washington, D.C. Government Charwoman (American Gothic)

July 1942, printed later

Gordon Parks

Artist, American, 1912 - 2006

Gordon Parks

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (The Gordon Parks Collection)

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 110.7 × 81 cm (43 9/16 × 31 7/8 in.)
    framed: 111.76 × 81.92 × 3.81 cm (44 × 32 1/4 × 1 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2016.117.104

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

2017

  • The Sweat of their Face: Portraying American Workers, National Portrait Gallery, Washington, 2017-2018.

Wikidata ID

Q64154341

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