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Portrait of a youth

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division

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Gordon Parks portfolio

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Title
Portrait of a youth
Names
Parks, Gordon, 1912-2006 (Photographer)
Collection

Gordon Parks portfolio

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1942
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Portfolio (Parks, G.)
Topics
African Americans
African American children -- New York (State) -- New York -- 1940-1949
Harlem (New York, N.Y.)
Genres
Photographs
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Extent: Black and white ; 32 x 23 cm print, 53 x 41 cm mat
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b22632284
Photo Order: 61653
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f9ef4aa0-eed8-0137-97cc-7da3f5799e45
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1912: Creator Born
  • 1942: Created
  • 2006: Creator Died
  • 2024: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Portrait of a youth" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1942. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c945c830-030f-0138-5ef3-1da673edea9d

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Portrait of a youth" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 17, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c945c830-030f-0138-5ef3-1da673edea9d

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1942). Portrait of a youth Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c945c830-030f-0138-5ef3-1da673edea9d

Wikipedia Citation

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Portrait of a youth