Gordon ParksAmerican, 1912–2006Early Morning
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Not on view at present
Where is “Early Morning” now? Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Not on view at present. Checked September 29, 2026.
Washington, D.C., United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
- Checked
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
Details
- Accession number
- 2016.117.259
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- National Gallery of Art
- Image: National Gallery of Art — © the artist or rights holder
In the life of Gordon Parks
The whole life1979
His eldest son, Gordon Parks Jr., is killed
Gordon Parks Jr., whose talents resembled his father’s, is killed in a plane crash in Kenya, where he had gone to direct a film.
1979
Divorces Genevieve Young
His shortest marriage, lasting six years, ends in divorce, but Parks and Young remain close friends until his death. He is also in a long-term relationship with Gloria Vanderbilt until the end of his life.
1981
Exhibition of abstract paintings at Alex Rosenberg Gallery
The Alex Rosenberg Gallery in New York shows his abstract oil paintings related to photography in the exhibition “Gordon Parks: Expansions: The Aesthetic Blend of Painting and Photography”.
1981
Writes the novel “Shannon” about Irish immigrants
In 1981 he turns to fiction with “Shannon”, a novel about Irish immigrants fighting their way up the social ladder in turbulent early twentieth-century New York.
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