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Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks Harlem Rooftops, 1948, printed 2017 Gelatin silver prin…
Harlem Rooftops
Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks Harlem Rooftops, 1948, printed 2017 Gelatin silver prin…
Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks Harlem Rooftops, 1948, printed 2017 Gelatin silver print, 12 5/8 x 21 in., Kansas State University, Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, gift of Gordon Parks and The Gordon Parks Foundation, 2017.398. Image courtesy of and copyright by The Gordon Parks Foundation

Harlem Rooftops

Portfolio/SeriesHarlem Gang Leader, LIFE Magazine, November 1, 1948
Artist (United States, 1912 - 2006)
Date1948, printed 2017
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsIMAGE: 12 5/8 x 21 in. (320.7 x 533.4 mm)
SHEET: 20 x 24 in. (508 x 609.6 mm)
FRAME: 23 x 29 in. (58.4 x 73.7 cm)
Object TypePhotographs
Credit LineKansas State University, Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, gift of Gordon Parks and The Gordon Parks Foundation, 2017.398. Image courtesy of and copyright by The Gordon Parks Foundation.
Object number2017.398
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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
Herschel C. Logan, Study for Deep Winter, mid 20th century, ink with graphite, colored pencil, …
Study for Deep Winter
Herschel C. Logan
mid 20th century
2019.39
Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks, Husband and Wife, Sunday Morning, Detroit, Michigan, 1…
Husband and Wife, Sunday Morning, Detroit, Michigan, 1950
Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks
1950, printed 2017
2017.379
Title unknown (clothesline, tree, and rooftops)
Title unknown (clothesline, tree, and rooftops)
Elmer John Tomasch
mid 20th century
2004.286
Image courtesy of and copyright by Gordon Parks Foundation
Soapbox Orator, Harlem, New York, 1952
Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks
1952, printed 2017
2017.432
Image courtesy of and copyright by Gordon Parks Foundation
Title unknown (newspaper, Harlem, New York, 1963)
Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks
1963, printed 2017
2017.425
Image courtesy of and copyright by Gordon Parks Foundation
Title unknown, (boys in Harlem, New York, 1952)
Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks
1952, printed 2017
2017.436
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, Title unknown (Ellen, Harlem, New York), 1967, printed 2…
Title unknown (Ellen, Harlem, New York)
Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks
1967, printed 2017
2017.391
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, In mortuary Red and Herbie Levy study wounds on face of …
In mortuary Red and Herbie Levy study wounds on face of Maurice Gaines, a buddy of theirs who was found dying one night on a Harlem sidewalk.
Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks
1948, printed 2017
2017.399
Image courtesy of and copyright by Gordon Parks Foundation
Indian Herb Store, Harlem, New York, 1952
Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks
1952, printed 2017
2017.449