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Woman Dying, Chicago

1953

Gordon Parks

Associated Names

Gordon Parks

Artist, American, 1912 - 2006

The image depicts two individuals in a dimly lit room. One person is lying in bed, facing the camera with their head on a pillow and covered by a blanket. They appear to be an elderly person with short, textured hair and closed eyes. The other individual, seen from behind, is leaning towards the person in bed. This person has short hair and is wearing a dark-colored top. The room includes a large headboard with vertical bars, a mirror on the opposite wall, and an overall sense of intimacy in a private space.

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Artwork overview

Medium

gelatin silver print
Credit Line

Corcoran Collection (The Gordon Parks Collection)
Dimensions

image: 32.7 × 47 cm (12 7/8 × 18 1/2 in.)
sheet: 41 × 50.3 cm (16 1/8 × 19 13/16 in.)
Accession Number

2016.117.181

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gordon Parks, New York; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1998; acquired by NGA, 2016

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 Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom right corner in graphite: CGA#114

Wikidata ID

Q64154480

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