Ghetto Boy, Chicago

1953

Gordon Parks

Associated Names
Gordon Parks

Artist, American, 1912 - 2006

The image depicts a child standing on a sidewalk in a side profile. The child has a blanket draped over his shoulders, resembling a cape, and is wearing dark pants and high-top shoes or sneakers. He has short, curly hair and a facial expression that appears to be speaking or smiling. In the background, there are wooden steps leading up to a door, indicating an urban setting. A dog is shown in motion towards the bottom left corner of the image, with debris scattered on the ground.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gordon Parks, New York; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1998; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1997

  • Half Past Autumn: The Art of Gordon Parks, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, September 10, 1997 – January 11, 1998

Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, across top sticker partially ripped off typed: COMPETITION DATA SHEET [?]; across top in black pen cursive: southside / Chicago; by unknown hand, center right in graphite: 39741 [underlined] / G. Park [sic]; by unknown hand, center in pen scribbled out: 948; by unknown hand, bottom left two stickers askew in pen: PARKS / PORTFOLIO / SPREAD / 2 -28%; bottom left one sticker in pen: GORDON PARKS / SPREAD 2-A; by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom right corner in graphite: CGA#111 [exhibition number from first venue version of Half Past Autumn]

Wikidata ID

Q64154477

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