Tenement House, Ansonia, Connecticut

1949

Gordon Parks

Associated Names
Gordon Parks

Artist, American, 1912 - 2006

This is a photograph of a multi-story wooden building with porches on each floor. The facade of the building is aging, with peeling paint and worn wood that suggests its long history. Each of the three visible floors is lined with a porch complete with wooden railings supported by vertical pillars. On the middle porch, various objects are present, including a piece of cloth draped over the railing. The windows surrounding the porches have curtains, some of which are slightly parted, and the doorways appear dark, creating a strong contrast with the light outside. The structural symmetry of the porches emphasizes the vertical lines of the wooden pillars, while the horizontal railings divide the scene. Shadows around the windows and in the open doorway on the ground floor contribute to the photograph's depth and texture.
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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 Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom left corner in graphite: CGA#68

Wikidata ID

Q64154440

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