Gordon Parks
Washington, D.C. Mrs. Ella Watson, a government charwoman, with three grandchildren and her adopted daughter

Washington, D.C. Mrs. Ella Watson, a government charwoman, with three grandchildren and her adopted daughter

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Washington, D.C. Mrs. Ella Watson, a government charwoman, with three grandchildren and her adopted daughter
ArtistAmerican, 1912–2006
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Washington, D.C. Mrs. Ella Watson, a government charwoman, with three grandchildren and her adopted daughter
DateAugust 1942, printed 1976
Place depictedWashington, District of Columbia, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 10 1/2 × 13 1/2 in. (26.7 × 34.3 cm)
 Sheet: 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Mr. and Mrs. Alvin S. Romansky
Object number76.412
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Photography
Special Collections
Object Type
ProvenanceLibrary of Congress, Washington, DC; purchased by MFAH, 1976.
Exhibition History"Houston Collects: African American Art," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, July 31–October 26, 2008.

"Introducing America to Americans: Depression-era Photographs from the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts, Spring, Texas, June 10–September 9, 2017.

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