Kelly Flores on Halloween at a HELP USA site, Bronx, New York

1993

Mary Ellen Mark

Associated Names
Mary Ellen Mark

Artist, American, 1940 - 2015

The image shows a young child dressed in a clown outfit sitting on a table. They have a neutral expression on their face. The child is wearing a spotted outfit with a matching hat, and shoes. Their hair is mostly covered by the hat. A string of beads or decorative cloth circles their neck. To the right of the child is a television showing a cartoon. Next to it stands a tall oscillating fan. A wall calendar featuring an image of a person hangs in the background, and above the scene, a wall-mounted light fixture illuminates the area.
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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mary Ellen Mark, New York; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2009; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1999

  • The Way Home: Ending Homelessness in America, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, December 4, 1999 – January 30, 2000

Bibliography

1996

  • Mark, Mary Ellen. A Cry for Help: Stories of Homelessness and Hope. New York, 1996: 77.

1999

  • The Way Home: Ending Homelessness in America. Exh. cat. Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, 1999: 38.

Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, top left corner in graphite: V 6

Wikidata ID

Q64157834

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