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Big Mama and boy, 1961

Big Mama and boy, 1961
 (1961); printed (1972)

Medium
gelatin silver photograph
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1973
Gordon Parks, Bessie and Little Richard the Morning After She Scalded Her Husband, Harlem, New York, 1967. Courtesy of and copyright The Gordon Parks Foundation.
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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
gelatin silver photograph
Measurements
35.0 × 49.9 cm (image) 40.8 × 50.9 cm (sheet)
Edition
ed. 11/99
Inscription
inscribed (diagonally) in fibre-tipped pen (in image) l.c.l.: Gorden Parks / 11/99
Accession Number
PH90-1973
Department
International Photography
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1973
Gordon Parks, Bessie and Little Richard the Morning After She Scalded Her Husband, Harlem, New York, 1967. Courtesy of and copyright The Gordon Parks Foundation.
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Bowness Family Foundation
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Gallery location
Not on display

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