Red Jackson, Harlem, New York

©1948, Gordon Parks

Red Jackson, Harlem, New York

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Red Jackson, Harlem, New York,

1948

Gordon Parks, 1912–2006; born Fort Scott, KS; died New York, NY; active New York, NY
2001-10

Information

Title
Red Jackson, Harlem, New York
Dates

1948

Maker
Gordon Parks
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
image: 32.9 x 22.4 cm (12 15/16 x 8 13/16 in.) sheet: 35.5 x 28.3 cm (14 x 11 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the artist
Object Number
2001-10
Place Made

North America, United States, New York, Manhattan, New York, Harlem

Inscription
Signed in ink, below lower right corner of image: Gordon Parks
Culture
American
Type
black-and-white photographs, photographs, gelatin silver prints
Techniques
gelatin silver process
Subject
light, shadows, teams, tobacco, men, portraits, glass, figures (representations)

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