Portugal

1950

Gordon Parks

Associated Names
Gordon Parks

Artist, American, 1912 - 2006

The image depicts a young boy standing in a grassy field, facing slightly to the left. He has short curly hair and is wearing a striped shirt with a button-up vest, loose-fitting pants, sturdy boots, and a sheepskin-like vest draped over his shoulders. The boy is holding a long wooden stick in his right hand. In the background, a herd of sheep is grazing near a couple of large trees under an open sky.
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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 corner in purple pencil: 79; by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom right corner in graphite: CGA#083 [exhibition number for Half Past Autumn]

Wikidata ID

Q64154457

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