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Beach Museum of Art
Kansas State University
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Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks (United States, 1912 - 2006) Dirt is a constant plague —…
Dirt is a constant plague — to the spirit, to Ellen’s feet
Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks (United States, 1912 - 2006) Dirt is a constant plague —…
Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks (United States, 1912 - 2006) Dirt is a constant plague — to the spirit, to Ellen’s feet, 1967, printed 2017 Gelatin silver print 8 1/2 x 12 in. (215.9 x 304.8 mm) Kansas State University, Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, gift of Gordon Parks and the Gordon Parks Foundation, 2017.439. Image courtesy of and copyright by The Gordon Parks Foundation.

Dirt is a constant plague — to the spirit, to Ellen’s feet

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: 8 1/2 x 12 in. (215.9 x 304.8 mm)
SHEET: 11 x 14 in. (279.4 x 355.6 mm)
FRAME: 17 x 21 in. (43.2 x 53.3 cm)
Object TypePhotographs
Credit LineKansas State University, Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, gift of Gordon Parks and The Gordon Parks Foundation, 2017.439. Image courtesy of and copyright by The Gordon Parks Foundation.
Object number2017.439
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Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks (United States, 1912 - 2006) Dirt is a constant plague —…
Dirt is a constant plague — to the spirit, to Ellen’s feet
Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks
1967, printed 2017
2017.453
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, 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
1961, printed 2017
2017.468
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 shadowy slum into which she was born in Rio de Ja…
In the shadowy slum into which she was born in Rio de Janeiro, 3-year-old Isabel da Silva cries to herself after vainly seeking comfort from her exhausted father, José.
Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks
1961, printed 2017
2017.400
Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks, Sick and exhausted from week’s care of the family, Flávi…
Sick and exhausted from week’s care of the family, Flávio rests on Sunday when his mother is free to look after brothers and sisters. “I am not afraid of death,” he explained earnestly to Parks. “But what will they do after?
Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks
1961, printed 2017
2017.413
Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks (United States, 1912 - 2006) It is sometimes as cold in …
It is sometimes as cold in Norman Jr.’s bedroom as it is outside
Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks
1967, printed 2017
2017.444
Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks, Flavio's Neighbor's Corpse, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1961…
Dead neighbor of Da Silvas lies with vigil candles awaiting burial
Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks
1961, printed 2017
2017.367
TItle unknown (profile of man in plaid shirt and western hat)
TItle unknown (profile of man in plaid shirt and western hat)
Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks
ca. 1985
2017.487
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, Joseph Welch, 1954, printed 2017, gelatin silver print …
Joseph Welch, 1954
Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks
1954, printed 2017
2017.388
Reflections, Kansas State University (students reflected in mirror)
Reflections, Kansas State University (students reflected in mirror)
Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks
1985
2017.530