Photograph by
White, John H., American, born 1945
Subject of
Parks, Gordon, American, 1912 - 2006
Date
1980s; printed later
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 8 9/16 × 5 7/8 in. (21.7 × 14.9 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 14 × 11 in. (35.6 × 27.9 cm)
Description
A black and white photographic print of Gordon Parks smoking a pipe. Parks has gray hair and a mustagche and is holding his pipe with both hands. Most of the smoke from the pipe is concentrated around his hands but some of it wafts in the air above. There are no inscriptions, front or back.
Place collected
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Media Arts-Photography
Type
gelatin silver prints
photographs
Topic
Photography
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of John H. White/Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photojournalist
Object number
2016.118.19
Restrictions & Rights
© John H. White
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5769045de-6052-4e12-9eb9-335a620ddc45

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