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Portrait of a Young Boy, Harlem

August 1943, printed later

Gordon Parks

Associated Names

Gordon Parks

Artist, American, 1912 - 2006

The image depicts a young person standing upright from the shoulders up, with their body slightly turned to the side. They have short, curly hair that appears wet, and neutral facial expression. The person is shirtless with damp or muddy skin on their shoulders and face. They stand next to a sign, with a blurred brick wall and people in the background.

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Artwork overview

Medium

gelatin silver print
Credit Line

Corcoran Collection (The Gordon Parks Collection)
Dimensions

image: 27.9 × 25.7 cm (11 × 10 1/8 in.)
sheet: 35.2 × 27.6 cm (13 7/8 × 10 7/8 in.)
Accession Number

2016.117.123

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 in graphite: CGA#025

Wikidata ID

Q64154368

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