Artist
Gordon Parks (American, 1912–2006)American, 1912–2006
CultureAmerican
Titles
- The Wildcat, Canada
DateSeptember 1945
Place depictedYellowknife, Canada
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 7 7/16 × 7 7/16 in. (18.9 × 18.9 cm)
Sheet: 7 7/16 × 7 7/16 in. (18.9 × 18.9 cm)
Sheet: 7 7/16 × 7 7/16 in. (18.9 × 18.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Joseph Chanin
Object number2004.2118
Non exposé
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Department
PhotographySpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"Gordon Parks: The New Tide, 1940–1950," National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., November 4, 2018–February 18, 2019; Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, September 14–December 29, 2019.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Marked on verso in various inks and pencil: "98, 28936 (2x), dimensions 3 7/8x4, 207.co3.4.84, "American""
Stamped in red on verso: "PLEASE CREDIT / STANDARD OIL CO. (N.J.) / PHOTO BY PARKS" "PLEASE RETURN UNUSED PHOTOS TO / STANDARD OIL CO. (N.J.) / PUBLIC RELATIONS DEPT. / 39 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA / NEW YORK, 20, NEW YORK"
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