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Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks, The family’s day begins at dawn. In the biggest room of …
The family’s day begins at dawn. In the biggest room of the shack — it is 6 x 10 feet — 12-year-old Flávio gets himself up.
Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks, The family’s day begins at dawn. In the biggest room of the shack — it is 6 x 10 feet — 12-year-old Flávio gets himself up. 1961, printed 2017, gelatin silver print, 15 1/8 x 21 in., Kansas State University, Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, gift of Gordon Parks and The Gordon Parks Foundation, 2017.468. Image courtesy of and copyright by The Gordon Parks Foundation.
Image courtesy of and copyright by Gordon Parks Foundation

The family’s day begins at dawn. In the biggest room of the shack — it is 6 x 10 feet — 12-year-old Flávio gets himself up.

Portfolio/SeriesFreedom’s Fearful Foe: Poverty, Life Magazine, June 16, 1961
Artist (United States, 1912 - 2006)
Date1961, printed 2017
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsIMAGE: 15 1/8 x 21 in. (384.2 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, 2017.468. Image courtesy of and copyright by The Gordon Parks Foundation.
Object number2017.468
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