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Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks, Balenciaga Sheath Cocktail Dress, 1949, printed 2017, ge…
Balenciaga sheath cocktail dress
Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks, Balenciaga Sheath Cocktail Dress, 1949, printed 2017, ge…
Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks, Balenciaga Sheath Cocktail Dress, 1949, printed 2017, gelatin silver print, 17 1/2 x 14 in., Kansas State University, Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, gift of Gordon Parks and The Gordon Parks Foundation, 2017.347. Image courtesy of and copyright The Gordon Parks Foundation.
Image courtesy of and copyright by Gordon Parks Foundation

Balenciaga sheath cocktail dress

Portfolio/SeriesParis Fashions, 1950
Artist (United States, 1912 - 2006)
Date1950, printed 2017
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsIMAGE: 17 1/2 x 14 in. (444.5 x 355.6 mm)
SHEET: 20 x 16 in. (508 x 406.4 mm)
FRAME: 27 x 21 in. (68.6 x 53.3 cm)
Object TypePhotographs
Credit LineKansas State University, Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, gift of Gordon Parks and The Gordon Parks Foundation, 2017.347. Image courtesy of and copyright by The Gordon Parks Foundation.
Object number2017.347
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Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks, Patrician: Comtesse Alain de la Falaise (Maxime de la Fa…
Patrician: Comtesse Alain de la Falaise, noted in Parisian society for her slim figure, patronizes Schiaparelli. Here she wears exotic cotton evening dress reminiscent of styles in the late 20s (Maxime de la Falaise)
Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks
1949, printed 2017
2017.362
Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks, Otto von Habsburg's Wedding, France, 1951, printed 2017 …
Otto von Habsburg's Wedding, France 1951
Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks
1951, printed 2017
2017.371
Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks, Mother and 1949, printed 2017 Gelatin silver print 17 …
Mother and Child, Puerto Rico, 1949
Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks
1949, printed 2017
2017.368
Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks, United States, Title unknown (crowd in Harlem, New York)…
Title unknown (crowd in Harlem, New York, 1963)
Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks
1963, printed 2017
2017.392
Stilled
Stilled
Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks
1984
2017.511
Top Woman (Ethel Sharrieff, daughter of Elijah Muhammad, founder of the Nation of Islam), 1963,…
Top Woman (Ethel Sharrieff, daughter of Elijah Muhammad, founder of the Nation of Islam)
Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks
1963, printed 2017
2017.344
Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks, Mother and Child, Blind River, Ontario, 1955, printed 20…
Mother and Child, Blind River, Ontario, 1955
Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks
1955, printed 2017
2017.346
Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks (United States, 1912 - 2006) Pool Hall 1950, printed 20…
Pool Hall
Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks
1950, printed 2017
2017.445
Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks (United States, 1912 - 2006) Parish Priest (Father Placi…
Parish Priest (Father Placidus walks in a field of winter wheat with parishioner, Louis Huss)
Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks
1955, printed 2017
2017.409
Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks, Ingrid Bergman and Roberto Rossellini in Stromboli, Ital…
Ingrid Bergman and Roberto Rossellini in Stromboli, Italy
Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks
1949, printed 2017
2017.365
Kitchen Band (Tambourine Lady)
Kitchen Band (Tambourine Lady)
Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks
ca. 1985
2017.492
Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks, Title unknown (men with railroad car, New York), 1957, …
Title unknown (men with railroad car, New York, 1957)
Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks
1957, printed 2017
2017.355