Man Emerging
Artist
Gordon Parks
(American, 1912-2006)
CultureAmerican
Date1952, printed later
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsOverall, Image: 7 7/16 × 11 13/16 in. (18.9 × 30 cm)
Overall, Paper: 10 7/8 × 13 15/16 in. (27.6 × 35.4 cm)
Overall, Mat: 15 15/16 × 20 in. (40.5 × 50.8 cm)
Overall, Paper: 10 7/8 × 13 15/16 in. (27.6 × 35.4 cm)
Overall, Mat: 15 15/16 × 20 in. (40.5 × 50.8 cm)
InscribedIt is signed in pencil on verso.
Credit LineMuseum purchase, gift of the Rose Family Trust, Mrs. Dorothy Vaughn in memory of Sandra Lawrence, Anonymous in memory of Rosette B. Alford, Calvin and Lloyd, Inc., Mrs. Connie Coppage, Dr. Kimberly Kinsler, Mr. and Mrs. Michael Loumeau, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Williams, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Wright, and Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. Photography Fund
Object number2007.17.2
Not on view
DescriptionThis gelatin silver print is of an african-american man emerging from a sewer. Only his eyes and nose are visible; he looks directly at the camera.ProvenanceHoward Greenberg Gallery, New York City, New York; Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Virginia, Museum purchase, gift of the Rose Family Trust, Mrs. Dorothy Vaughn in memory of Sandra Lawrence, Anonymous in memory of Rosette B. Alford, Calvin and Lloyd, Inc., Mrs. Connie Coppage, Dr. Kimberly Kinsler, Mr. and Mrs. Michael Loumeau, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Williams, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Wright, and Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. Photography Fund, 2007. Exhibition History"Bare Witness: Photographs by Gordon Parks," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Virginia, January 24 - March 30, 2008 (a print of this photograph). "Cities of Light: Photographs from the Chrysler Collection," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, February 15 - October 21, 2012.
