Washington, D.C. Government Charwoman (American Gothic)
July 1942
Artist, American, 1912 - 2006
Artwork overview
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Medium
gelatin silver print
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
image: 34 × 26.5 cm (13 3/8 × 10 7/16 in.)
sheet: 35.6 × 27.9 cm (14 × 11 in.) -
Accession
2016.117.271
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Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Gordon Parks, New York; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC; acquired by NGA, 2016.
Associated Names
Inscriptions
on verso, by Library of Congress: top right corner perpendicular computer-printed label: Reproduced from the / collections of the / LIBRARY OF CONGRESS; top right corner perpendicular in graphite: LC-USF 34-13407-C
Wikidata ID
Q64154617