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Duke Ellington by Gordon Parks — VisualArtsDB

Duke Ellington

Duke Ellington

1950

Medium: Gelatin silver print
Dimensions: Image/paper: 22.9 × 34.3 cm (9 1/16 × 13 9/16 in.)
Genre: Photograph
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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Red (in checkered shirt) has an argument with Sonny Hollis, his "War Counselor," and slugs it out with him to maintain authority

Red (in checkered shirt) has an argument with Sonny Hollis, his "War Counselor," and slugs it out with him to maintain authority

Gordon Parks, 1948

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Gordon Parks, 1943

Tenement Dwellers, Chicago, Illinois

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Lt. "Wild Bill" William Walker and Lt. George Knox 332nd Fighter Group, Selfridge Field, Michigan ("A guy like Bill has got to come in—Let's wait a while longer.")

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Gordon Parks, 1944

Willie Causey and Family, Shady Grove, Alabama

Willie Causey and Family, Shady Grove, Alabama

Gordon Parks, 1956

Samuel Barber, New York

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Gordon Parks, 1955

Pilots Gambling in Ready Room, Selfridge Field, Michigan ("I fired a long burst and saw an explosion behind the pilot's cockpit—He went straight down—I tried to follow—When he crashed three white blobs jumped out of the ground—Heh! This isn't my deal!")

Pilots Gambling in Ready Room, Selfridge Field, Michigan ("I fired a long burst and saw an explosion behind the pilot's cockpit—He went straight down—I tried to follow—When he crashed three white blobs jumped out of the ground—Heh! This isn't my deal!")

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