The da Silva Family at Dawn

1961

Gordon Parks

Associated Names
Gordon Parks

Artist, American, 1912 - 2006

This is a photograph of an interior with multiple beds surrounded by dark wooden walls. The scene takes place in a room made of weathered wooden planks. Several figures lie on the beds, draped in sheets. The light from a window filters into the room, casting soft shadows and highlighting the textures of the fabric and wood. The photograph captures an intimate setting, marked by a sense of closeness and simplicity in the arrangement of the living space.
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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 LIFE, center stamped in black ink: LIFE PHOTO / BY / GORDON PARKS; center perpendicular in graphite: 62170 / 4C1 / 15 [?]; by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom right corner in graphite: CGA#148 [exhibition number for Half Past Autumn]

Wikidata ID

Q64154540

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