Mother and Son, Puerto Rico

1949

Gordon Parks

Associated Names
Gordon Parks

Artist, American, 1912 - 2006

The image shows an older woman and a young child leaning over a wooden barrier. The woman is in front, leaning on the surface, with long, wavy dark hair and a button-up shirt. The child peeks over the barrier with curly hair and large eyes. There are no visible accessories. The background is indoors with blurry wall posters or photographs. The image is in black and white, emphasizing textures and contrasts.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, upper left perpendicular in purple pen: #74; top right corner in red marker: MARTIN K-7; top right stamped in black ink: 2 363; followed in graphite: /4 / G; center in graphite boxed: 63%; center in graphite: <--- 143 --->; by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom right corner in graphite: CGA#067 [exhibition number for Half Past Autumn]

Wikidata ID

Q64154418

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