Gordon Parks
Red Jackson
1947
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Gordon Parks
Red Jackson
1947
Physical Qualities
Gelatin silver print, Sheet: 354 x 279 mm. (13 15/16 x 11 in.)
Image: 340 x 249 mm. (13 3/8 x 9 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Purchase with a grant from the Florsheim Art Fund and with matching funds from Roger M. Dalsheimer, Baltimore
Object Number
1998.96
Photograph taken as part of an assignment for "Harlem Gang Leader," Life, Vol. 25, No. 18, November 1, 1948, pp. 96-104, 106
From the artist's collection
Rena Hoisington, BMA, "Looking through the Lens: Photography 1900-1960," 16 March - 8 June 2008.
Jo Anna Isaak, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, 'Looking Forward Looking Black,' The Baltimore Museum of Art, February 6, 2002 - May 5, 2002.
Rena Hoisington, The Academy Art Museum, "Picturing America: 1930-1960 Photographs from the Baltimore Museum of Art," July 31 - October 3, 2009.
Christopher Bedford and Katy Siegel, BMA. "Every Day: Selections from the Collection," Sunday, July 14, 2019 - Sunday, January 05, 2020.
Jo Anna Isaak, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, 'Looking Forward Looking Black,' The Baltimore Museum of Art, February 6, 2002 - May 5, 2002.
Rena Hoisington, The Academy Art Museum, "Picturing America: 1930-1960 Photographs from the Baltimore Museum of Art," July 31 - October 3, 2009.
Christopher Bedford and Katy Siegel, BMA. "Every Day: Selections from the Collection," Sunday, July 14, 2019 - Sunday, January 05, 2020.
Inscribed: upper left verso stamped in black ink: "LIFE PHOTO BY GORDON PARKS"; center verso, in orange crayon: "H" (in circle); center verso in graphite: "27655 / RI / 2"; lower center verso in graphite: "PF20692"
Markings: none
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