Artist
Gordon Parks (American, 1912–2006)American, 1912–2006
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Ellen Crying, Harlem, New York
Date1967
Place depictedNew York, New York, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 10 1/4 × 13 3/8 in. (26 × 34 cm)
Sheet: 10 1/4 × 13 3/8 in. (26 × 34 cm)
Sheet: 10 1/4 × 13 3/8 in. (26 × 34 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by James Edward Maloney and Beverly Ann Young
Object number98.545
Non exposé
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Department
PhotographySpecial Collections
Object Type
Provenance[Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York]; purchased by MFAH, 1998.
Exhibition History"A Love Affair with Pictures: 25 Years of Collecting Photographs at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," MFAH, Lower Jones and Masterson Galleries, October 14 - December 30, 2001.
"From the Printed Page: Photographs from the Manfred Heiting Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, January 23-June 5, 2006.
“Made for Magazines: Iconic 20th-Century Photographs,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 9–May 4, 2014.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: The photograph is inscribed in pencil, verso, left edge: "Crying child / 1968 ". The photograph is inscribed in pencil, verso, bottom edge: "PF24558". The photograph is inscribed in red, verso, top edge: "MARTIN / K-1", top left " TL[circled] " The photograph is stamped in red, verso, lower right: "Photo by / Gordon Parks".
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