Gordon Parks

Washington, DC, December 1942 (people lined up at the War Price Rationing Board)
1942

A historical black and white photograph showing people lined up outside a building under a sign that reads "WAR PRICE AND RATIONING BOARD BASEMENT 5-5A." The image includes a caption indicating it was taken in Washington, D.C., in December 1942, and the photo is credited to Gordon Parks. The individuals are dressed in mid-20th-century attire, and the mood appears to be serious, reflecting the wartime context of the era.
A historical black and white photograph showing people lined up outside a building under a sign that reads "WAR PRICE AND RATIONING BOARD BASEMENT 5-5A." The image includes a caption indicating it was taken in Washington, D.C., in December 1942, and the photo is credited to Gordon Parks. The individuals are dressed in mid-20th-century attire, and the mood appears to be serious, reflecting the wartime context of the era.

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Date
1942

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Gelatin silver print

Dimensions
Sheet: 7 3/8 × 9 5/8in. (18.7 × 24.4 cm) Image: 7 3/8 × 9 5/8in. (18.7 × 24.4 cm) Mount (board): 9 1/2 × 11 1/2in. (24.1 × 29.2 cm)

Accession number
2021.55

Edition
Vintage

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Photography Committee

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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