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Untitled, Harlem, New York
Object Details
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Date
1948
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Object Type
Photographs
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Medium
Gelatin silver print
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Dimensions
10 5/8 x 13 7/16 in.
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Inscriptions
Recto:
u.r. in grease pencil: 4 [illeg.]/8x3 3/8
u.r. in graphite: 34 1/4 [enclosed in a circle]
Verso:
u.r. in graphite: Ed/2
u.r. printed in ink: OCT 8 1948
u.c. printed in ink: LIFE PHOTO BY
signed, u.c. in graphite: Gordon Parks
u.l. to u.r. in graphite: LEONARD "RED" X [in blue pencil] JACKSON [underlined in blue pencil] (standing, Right) supervises / painting of bicycles belonging to members of his / Harlem gang, in foreground is "Brother" X [in blue pencil] PRICE [underlined in blue pencil], Red's / cousin & assistant gang leader
u.r. along edge in graphite: crop left [handwritten]
l.c. on white label: PLEASE RETURN DIRECT / TO Ida Mae Johnson [handwritten in ink and underlined] / LIFE PIX COLLECTION / ROOM 5-01
c. in graphite: 60P N [enclosed in circle] 53p
c. in red ink: USED IN TIME / DEC 4 1950 p. 40 [in ink]
c.l. in grease pencil: 68
c.l. printed in blue ink: 27655
c. in graphite: 34.4 [enclosed in circle]
c.r. in graphite: 68.8
c.r. in graphite: 28 / 38
l.l. a
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Credit Line
Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas
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Accession Number
P1998.34
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Copyright
© The Gordon Parks Foundation
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WorkSeptember 10, 2011–February 19, 2012
This intimate survey exhibition, drawn from the Museum’s extensive collection, showcases photographers’ acknowledgment of work in many forms, their recognition of how people are often defined by their jobs, and their documentation of labor’s troubles and successes.
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Photography Is ArtApril 18–August 8, 2021
Photography Is Art tells the story of American photographers’ efforts, from the late 19th century on, to explore and proclaim photography’s artfulness.
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Location: Off view
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