Benedictine Monastery, Atchison, Kansas

1955, printed later

Gordon Parks

Associated Names
Gordon Parks

Artist, American, 1912 - 2006

The image shows a group of individuals walking in a line on a grassy open space. The perspective is elevated, looking down on the scene. The people are wearing dark robes, creating stark contrast with the grass. Trees with sparse foliage are in the background below the horizon. The horizon is high in the image and there is a strip of land and sky at the top edge. The photograph is black and white with a grainy texture, suggesting a documentary or journalistic style.
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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, 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#011 [exhibition number for Half Past Autumn]

Wikidata ID

Q64154485

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