The Fontenelles at the Poverty Board, Harlem, New York
- Title:
- The Fontenelles at the Poverty Board, Harlem, New York
- Collection:
- Introduction to Photography Collections at Cornell
- Set:
- Inequality and legacies of discrimination
- Creator:
- Parks, Gordon
- Creation Date:
- 1967
- ID Number:
- 2015
- File Name:
- 2015.003.jpg
- Work Type:
- Photograph
- Materials/Techniques:
- gelatin silver prints
- Subject:
- Harlem (New York, N.Y.)
Poverty
Systemic disenfranchisement - Measurement:
- 20.3 × 25.4 (Sheet) (centimeters, height x width)
- Description:
- Looking over the shoulder of a Black man in a suit across a desk at a family of five, a Black woman and her four young children. The woman is seated with a toddler on her lap, and three school-aged children leaning onto her. On her right a child in a hat tenderly leans their head and hand on her shoulder, and to her left a young girl sucks her thumb and an older child leans with a quizzical posture, their face totally in shadow. The woman's face is brightly lit from the side and her expression is concerned and serious.
- Notes:
- An image of a family seeking economic aid in Harlem, NY.
- Cite As:
- Gordon Parks, (American, 1912-2006), The Fontenelles at the Poverty Board, Harlem, New York, 1967. Gelatin silver print, sheet: 20.3 × 25.4 cm. Acquired through the Class of 1962 Fund for Photography, 2015.003.
- Repository:
- Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art
- Format:
- Image
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