Black Classroom, Shady Grove, Alabama

1956, printed later

Gordon Parks

Associated Names
Gordon Parks

Artist, American, 1912 - 2006

The image features a potbelly stove at the center of a room with wooden desks and chairs scattered around it. The room is decorated in earthy tones like brown and red, with wooden walls, floor, and furniture. In the foreground, the stove is surrounded by furniture, and a blackboard with chalk writing is against the back wall on the right. A light bulb hangs from the ceiling in the upper left quadrant of the room.
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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, 2016.

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 Corcoran Gallery of Art, along bottom edge in graphite: ILFOCHROME BLACK CLASSROOM, SHADY GROVE, ALABAMA; bottom right corner in graphite: CGA120 [exhibition number for Half Past Autumn]

Wikidata ID

Q64154491

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