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Trapped in abandoned building by a rival gang on street, Red Jackson ponders his next move.
Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks, Trapped in abandoned building by a rival gang on street, Red Jackson ponders his next move., 1948, printed 2017, gelatin silver print 18 x 14 1/4 in. Kansas State University, Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, gift of Gordon Parks and The Gordon Parks Foundation, 2017.378 Image courtesy of and copyright by The Gordon Parks Foundation

Trapped in abandoned building by a rival gang on street, Red Jackson ponders his next move.

Portfolio/SeriesHarlem Gang Leader, LIFE Magazine, November 1, 1948
Artist (United States, 1912 - 2006)
Date1948, printed 2017
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsIMAGE: 18 x 14 1/2 in. (457.2 x 368.3 mm)
SHEET: 20 x 16 in. (508 x 406.4 mm)
FRAME: 29 1/4 x 23 1/8 in. (74.3 x 58.7 cm)
Object TypePhotographs
Credit LineKansas State University, Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, gift of Gordon Parks and The Gordon Parks Foundation, 2017.378. Image courtesy of and copyright by The Gordon Parks Foundation.
Object number2017.378
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