Frisco Railway Station, Fort Scott, Kansas

1950, printed 1958

Gordon Parks

Associated Names
Gordon Parks

Artist, American, 1912 - 2006

This is an image of a train station platform. There is a silhouette of a train on the left and a station building on the right. The sky is overcast with a gradient from light to dark. The ground looks wet, reflecting lights and silhouettes. A streetlight is visible, casting a glow on the platform. The image has contrasting shadows and highlights, giving a noir aesthetic.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, by LIFE, center left in graphite underlined: 32212 / R12 / 11 / [?]; center stamped in black ink perpendicular; LIFE PHOTO / BY / GORDON PARKS / OCT 6 1958; by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom right corner in graphite: CGA#006 [exhibition number for Half Past Autumn]

Wikidata ID

Q64154413

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