Connecticut farmer and his team of horses, West Suffield, Connecticut

May 1945, printed later

Gordon Parks

Associated Names
Gordon Parks

Artist, American, 1912 - 2006

The image shows a black and white scene with a low vantage point. The camera is close to the ground, capturing a horse and cart as the main subjects. The horse is on the left, harnessed to the wooden cart. Beside the cart, there is a person leaning over it, and another individual walking alongside. The landscape features a relatively low horizon, a cloudy sky, wild grass, and a rustic atmosphere emphasizing strength and labor.
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Artwork overview

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#054 [exhibition number for Half Past Autumn]

Wikidata ID

Q64154386

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