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Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks, Title unknown (Ellen, Harlem, New York), 1967, printed 2…
Title unknown (Ellen, Harlem, New York)
Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks, Title unknown (Ellen, Harlem, New York), 1967, printed 2…
Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks, Title unknown (Ellen, Harlem, New York), 1967, printed 2017, gelatin silver print, 17 7/8 x 14 in., Kansas State University, Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, gift of Gordon Parks and the Gordon Parks Foundation, 2017.391 Image courtesy of and copyright by the Gordon Parks Foundation

Title unknown (Ellen, Harlem, New York)

Portfolio/Series"What I want, What I am, What you force me to be, is what you are," LIFE Magazine, March 8, 1968
Artist (United States, 1912 - 2006)
Date1967, printed 2017
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsIMAGE: 17 7/8 x 14 in. (454 x 355.6 mm)
SHEET: 20 x 16 in. (508 x 406.4 mm)
Object TypePhotographs
Credit LineKSU, Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, gift of Gordon Parks and the Gordon Parks Foundation
Object number2017.391
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Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks At the poverty board: Bessie and Kenneth, Little Richard…
At the poverty board: Bessie and Kenneth, Little Richard, Norman, Jr. and Ellen
Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks
1967, printed 2017
2017.358
Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks, In the evening their mother shops for the cheapest food …
In the evening their mother shops for the cheapest food she can find
Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks
1967, printed 2017
2017.390
Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks, Norman Sr., 1967, printed 2017 Gelatin silver print 12…
Norman Sr.
Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks
1967, printed 2017
2017.363
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
Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks (United States, 1912 - 2006) The Cry That Will Be Heard,…
The Cry That Will Be Heard, from the series What I Want, What I Am, What You Force Me to Be Is What You Are
Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks
1967, printed 2017
2017.414
Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks, Untitled, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1961, printed 2017, ge…
Untitled, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1961
Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks
1961, printed 2017
2017.366
Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks United States Malcolm X and Congressman Adam Clayton Po…
Malcolm X and Congressman Adam Clayton Powell, Harlem, New York
Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks
1963, printed 2017
2017.376
Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks, Mysticism that the hero finds in Harlem is represented b…
Mysticism that the hero finds in Harlem is represented by objects — both religious and superstitious — seen in a store window
Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks
1952, printed 2017
2017.393
Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks, Newt’s mother, Sarah Winger, was the all-pervasive infl…
Newt’s mother, Sarah Winger, was the all-pervasive influence in his life. In a long evening walk… she tried to impart to him her deep sense of religion
Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks
1963, printed 2017
2017.382
Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks, Willie Causey and Family, 1956, printed in 2017, chromog…
Willie Causey and Family
Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks
1956, printed 2017
2017.343
The Journey is the Goal
The Journey is the Goal
Michaele Valli Groeblacher
early 21st century
2011.30
Image Not Available for LIFE Magazine
LIFE Magazine
Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks
November 1, 1948
CM15.2022