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Gordon Parks

Associated Names
Gordon Parks

Artist, American, 1912 - 2006

The image shows a close-up portrait of a person. The individual has short, textured hair and dark skin with freckles. Their eyes are closed and they have a pensive expression with slightly pursed lips, holding a cigarette in their mouth. The person wears a collared, buttoned shirt that is partially visible. The background is dark and minimal, emphasizing the person's face and the cigarette.
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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, 2015.

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

2005

  • Gordon Parks, Half Past Autumn: Selections from the Collection of the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX, June 5 – September 4, 2005

2006

  • Sight/Insight: Photographs from the Permanent Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, April 26 – October 29, 2006

2011

  • Gordon Parks: Photographs from the Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, October 1, 2011 – January 16, 2012

Inscriptions

on verso, by LIFE, center perpendicular stamped in black ink: LIFE PHOTO / BY / GORDON PARKS; by unknown hand, center perpendicular in graphite underlined: 27655 / 3; by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom right corner in graphite: CGA#060 [exhibition number for Half Past Autumn]

Wikidata ID

Q64154404

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