Willie Causey Jr. with Gun During Racial Violence in Alabama, Shady Grove, Alabama

1956, printed later

Gordon Parks

Associated Names
Gordon Parks

Artist, American, 1912 - 2006

A young man is sitting on a wooden chair while facing sideways. He leans against the wall with one leg up, holding a rifle and looking down at it. He has a focused expression, closely cropped hair, is shirtless, and wears blue jeans with no shoes. There are two younger children on a bed in the background, engaged in an activity. The room has wooden walls, a window with floral curtains, a wooden floor, and objects on a table that are not clearly visible.
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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#130 [exhibition number for Half Past Autumn]

Wikidata ID

Q64154507

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