Albia and Isabel, the Favela

1961

Gordon Parks

Associated Names
Gordon Parks

Artist, American, 1912 - 2006

Two girls are shown from the torso up. The girl on the left stands, leaning slightly towards the other girl with a raised hand. She has short hair. The girl on the right is also standing with a neutral expression. She has long, messy hair. Both girls wear basic dresses; one in a dark shade and the other in a light shade. The background is a rustic interior with wooden walls and blurred figures or objects. No jewelry or objects are 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, 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

2005

  • Gordon Parks, Half Past Autumn: Selections from the Collection of the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX, June 5 – September 4, 2005

Inscriptions

on verson, by unknown hand, top right corner in black ink cursive: [?] Rio de Janeiro; top right in red marker: MARTIN K-19 [photo used in opera called Martin, about MLK, produced for public TV]; top right in graphite: use in / cities + countries; center perpendicular in graphite circled: CP 12; bottom left corner in blue ink: 56; by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom along edge: CGA#146 [exhibition number for Half Past Autumn]

Wikidata ID

Q64154524

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