Tony Congema in his room at a HELP USA site, Suffolk County, New York

1994

Mary Ellen Mark

Associated Names
Mary Ellen Mark

Artist, American, 1940 - 2015

The image shows a boy sitting on the edge of a bed in a room. He is wearing a handmade paper hat with "Tony" written on it, obscuring part of his face. The boy has a neutral expression, and his hands are resting on the bed. He is wearing a long-sleeved shirt and jeans with a tear at the knee. The bed has a patterned quilt and some clothing is visible on the side. The wall behind him has framed photographs, paper cutouts with words, and a paper fish with a picture and text on it.
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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, December 4, 1999 – January 30, 2000

Bibliography

1996

  • Mark, Mary Ellen. A Cry for Help: Stories of Homelessness and Hope. New York, 1996: 89.

1999

  • The Way Home: Ending Homelessness in America. Exh. cat. Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, 1999: 39.

Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, top left corner in graphite: V 3

Wikidata ID

Q64157835

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