Paris

1950

Gordon Parks

Associated Names
Gordon Parks

Artist, American, 1912 - 2006

The image shows a person seated, holding a cigarette and bringing their hand up to their face. The person's face is partially hidden, and they have a mature expression. Their hair is styled in curls, peeking from under a hat with a netted veil. They wear a dark jacket and a bracelet is visible on their wrist. Their nails are painted dark. Sitting beside them is another person with styled back hair. In the background, another person is partially visible. The image is in black and white.
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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 unknown hand, top right stamped in red ink perpendicular: PHOTO BY / GORDON PARKS; by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom right corner in graphite: CGA#086

Wikidata ID

Q64154449

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