Soapbox Orator, Harlem, New York

©1952, Gordon Parks

Soapbox Orator, Harlem, New York

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Soapbox Orator, Harlem, New York,

1952

Gordon Parks, 1912–2006; born Fort Scott, KS; died New York, NY; active New York, NY
2001-9
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Teach with Collections: Gordon Parks, Soapbox Orator, Harlem, New York

Information

Title
Soapbox Orator, Harlem, New York
Dates

1952

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 28.2 cm (14 x 11 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the artist
Object Number
2001-9
Place Made

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

Inscription
Signed in ink, below lower right corner of image: Gordon Parks Signed in ink, verso lower right corner: Gordon Parks
Culture
American
Type
black-and-white photographs, photographs, gelatin silver prints
Techniques
gelatin silver process
Subject
text, Christ, orators, men, newspapers, religions (belief systems, cultures), figures (representations)

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