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Gordon Parks
Washington (southwest section), D.C. Negro woman drawing water from an outdoor hydrantNovember 1942

Not on view
Black and white photograph of a Black woman in a floral dress pumping water from an outdoor hand pump into a metal bucket beside a wooden house

Gordon Parks, Washington (southwest section), D.C. Negro woman drawing water from an outdoor hydrant, November 1942, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Dan and Jeanne Fauci, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Gordon Parks
United States, 1912-2006
Title
Washington (southwest section), D.C. Negro woman drawing water from an outdoor hydrant
Place Made
United States
Date Made
November 1942
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 4 11/16 × 3 13/16 in. (11.91 × 9.68 cm) Primary support: 4 15/16 × 3 15/16 in. (12.54 × 10 cm) Mat: 14 × 11 in. (35.56 × 27.94 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Dan and Jeanne Fauci
Accession Number
M.2002.200.3
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Selected Bibliography
  • Kim, Christine Y., and Myrtle Elizabeth Andrews, editors. Black American Portraits: From the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; New York: DelMonico Books-D.A.P., 2023.
Copyright
© The Gordon Parks Foundation