Artist
Gordon Parks (American, 1912–2006)American, 1912–2006
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Black Muslims Rally. Harlem, New York, 1963.
Date1963, printed c. 1970
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 10 1/8 × 13 7/8 in. (25.7 × 35.3 cm)
Sheet: 11 × 13 7/8 in. (28 × 35.3 cm)
Sheet: 11 × 13 7/8 in. (28 × 35.3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by W. Temple Webber III
Object number2020.349
Non exposé
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Department
PhotographySpecial Collections
Object Type
A photographer, filmmaker, writer, and musician, Gordon Parks led an extraordinary life echoed in the superb body of work he left behind. Parks was the first Black photographer employed by Life magazine, and he was sent by the editors to cover topics that were out of reach to White journalists. This photograph was created during Parks’ 1963 Life assignment on the Nation of Islam (NOI). Presenting the NOI members cleanly dressed in organized rows, Parks subtly conveyed the benefits of the group on the lives of its members.
Provenance[Ader Nordmann & Dominique, Paris, November 16, 2020, Lot 200]; purchased by MFAH, 2020.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in black ink, recto, bottom center below image: For Capa
Inscribed in red ink, recto, bottom center below image: 10-171
Signed in red marker, verso, center sideways: Gordon Parks // 8600 N Plaza // New York 10017
Stamped in black ink with pencil inscriptions, verso, lower right sideways: 2 329/3
Inscribed in pencil, verso, lower right sideways: 66874 [underlined] // 2
Inscribed in red ink, recto, bottom center below image: 10-171
Signed in red marker, verso, center sideways: Gordon Parks // 8600 N Plaza // New York 10017
Stamped in black ink with pencil inscriptions, verso, lower right sideways: 2 329/3
Inscribed in pencil, verso, lower right sideways: 66874 [underlined] // 2
Signed in red marker, verso, center sideways: Gordon Parks
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