Bessie and Little Richard the Morning After She Scalded Her Husband, Harlem, New York
Gelatin Silver Print- Photo
- Documentary Photography
1967- Modern
The Gordon Parks Foundation
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About this artwork
- Title: Bessie and Little Richard the Morning After She Scalded Her Husband, Harlem, New York
- Artist: Gordon Parks
- Year: 1967
- Format: Landscape
- Copyright status: Under copyright
- Where to see it: The Gordon Parks Foundation
- Movement: Documentary Photography
- Medium: Gelatin Silver Print
- Medium type: Photo
- Creative period: Mature Period
Quick Facts
- Title: Bessie and Little Richard the Morning After
- Year: 1967
- Subject or theme: Intimacy, domestic life, and exhaustion
- Artist: Gordon Parks
- Medium: Gelatin silver print
- Notable elements or techniques: Strong contrast, chiaroscuro, diagonal composition
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