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Portrait of a Young Girl, Harlem

August 1943

Gordon Parks

Associated Names

Gordon Parks

Artist, American, 1912 - 2006

The image depicts a young girl with a gentle smile, looking to the side. She is resting her head on her left hand, with her hair styled in tight curls and a ribbon. She wears a checkered dress with floral patterns and buttons. The background is blurred, showing undefined dark and light contrasts. The image is in black and white.

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Artwork overview

Medium

gelatin silver print
Credit Line

Corcoran Collection (The Gordon Parks Collection)
Dimensions

image: 31.6 × 24.1 cm (12 7/16 × 9 1/2 in.)
sheet: 35.2 × 27.6 cm (13 7/8 × 10 7/8 in.)
Accession Number

2016.117.125

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#027

Wikidata ID

Q64154371

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