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Portrait of a Young Girl, Harlem

August 1943

Gordon Parks

Associated Names

Gordon Parks

Artist, American, 1912 - 2006

The image shows a young girl with her head resting on her hand. She has short, tightly coiled hair and is wearing a light-colored sleeveless dress with ruffled shoulders. The background is out of focus, hinting at an outdoor setting with shadows and another person sitting further back. The image is in black and white, emphasizing the light and shadow on the girl's face and form.

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Artwork overview

Medium

gelatin silver print
Credit Line

Corcoran Collection (The Gordon Parks Collection, 1998)
Dimensions

image: 29.2 × 25.1 cm (11 1/2 × 9 7/8 in.)
sheet: 35.2 × 27.6 cm (13 7/8 × 10 7/8 in.)
Accession Number

2016.117.124

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gordon Parks, New York; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington DC, 1998; acquired by NGA, 2016.

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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 center in graphite: CGA#026

Wikidata ID

Q64154370

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