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Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks (United States, 1912 - 2006) Bessie and Little Richard t…
Bessie and Little Richard the Morning After She Scalded Her Husband
Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks (United States, 1912 - 2006) Bessie and Little Richard t…
Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks (United States, 1912 - 2006) Bessie and Little Richard the Morning After She Scalded Her Husband, 1967, printed 2017 Gelatin silver print 13 1/8 x 21 in. (333.4 x 533.4 mm) Kansas State University, Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, gift of Gordon Parks and The Gordon Parks Foundation, 2017.412. Image courtesy of and copyright by The Gordon Parks Foundation.

Bessie and Little Richard the Morning After She Scalded Her Husband

Portfolio/SeriesWhat 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: 13 1/8 x 21 in. (333.4 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, 2017.412. Image courtesy of and copyright by The Gordon Parks Foundation.
Object number2017.412
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