Gordon Parks

American, 1912-2006

I AM YOU, 1947-1967 (published 2017)

Artwork Details

Materials

portfolio of five selenium-toned gelatin silver prints, seven archival pigment prints, colophon, and essay by Jelani Cobb, in a clamshell case

Edition:

7/25 from an edition of 25 plus 5 artist's proofs

Measurements

each (sheet): 20 x 16 inches (50.8 x 40.64 cm)

Collection Buffalo AKG Art Museum

Credit

Elisabeth H. Gates Fund, by exchange and Gift of A. Conger Goodyear, by exchange, 2017

Accession ID

P2017:11.2.1-12

Inscriptions:

stamp / back, center

Provenance:

published by the Gordon Parks Foundation, 2017;
to Jenkins Johnson Gallery, San Francisco, 2017;
sold to the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, October 19, 2017

Object Classifications:

Photographs

Work Type:

Gelatin silver print

Pigment print

Portfolio (group of works)

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