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Beggar Woman and Child, Estoril, Portugal

1950

Gordon Parks

Associated Names

Gordon Parks

Artist, American, 1912 - 2006

The image displays a woman and a child. The woman is sitting sideways, resting her head against a wooden surface, with her arm extended outward gripping the edge of a wooden object. She has medium plump lips, deep-set eyes, and her head is covered. The child is resting against the woman's chest, facing away, with blond hair and dressed in a light-colored sweater. The background is dark and indistinct.

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Artwork overview

Medium

gelatin silver print
Credit Line

Corcoran Collection (The Gordon Parks Collection)
Dimensions

image: 55.9 × 46.4 cm (22 × 18 1/4 in.)
sheet: 60.6 × 51.3 cm (23 7/8 × 20 3/16 in.)
Accession Number

2016.117.158

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 right corner in graphite: CGA#082

Wikidata ID

Q64154444

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