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409: Gordon Parks and “The Atmosphere of Crime”
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Installation view of the gallery "Gordon Parks and The Atmosphere of Crime" in the exhibition "Collection 1940s–1970s"
November 14, 2020–May 9, 2022. Photographed in August 2021. IN2451.409.16. Photograph by Robert Gerhardt.
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Danny Lyon
Cell Block, Ramsey Prison, Texas
1968
Danny Lyon
The Line, Ferguson Unit, Texas
1967-69
Dorothea Lange
Black Maria, Oakland
1955-57
Associated Press
"Accused Murderer in Wyoming Jail Cell"
January 29, 1958
Associated Press
"Young Nebraska Girl in Custody"
January 29, 1958
Mike Lien/The New York Times from CBS News
George C. Wallace Wounded After Assination Attempt
May 15, 1972
United Press International
"Target of Bombing"
February 14, 1965
Gordon Parks
Untitled
1957
Gordon Parks
Untitled, Chicago, Illinois
1957
Gordon Parks
Untitled, New York, New York
1957
Gordon Parks
Raiding Detectives, Chicago, Illinois
1957
Gordon Parks
Drug Search, Chicago, Illinois
1957
Gordon Parks
Detectives Grilling a Suspect, Chicago, Illinois
1957
Gordon Parks
Untitled, New York, New York
1957
Gordon Parks
Crime Suspect with Gun, Chicago, Illinois
1957
Gordon Parks
Cops Bring In Knifing Victim, Chicago, Illinois
1957
Gordon Parks
Untitled, San Quentin, California
1957
Gordon Parks
Untitled, Chicago, Illinois
1957
Gordon Parks
Untitled, Chicago, Illinois
1957
Gordon Parks
Untitled, Chicago, Illinois
1957
Gordon Parks
Untitled, Chicago, Illinois
1957
Gordon Parks
Untitled, Chicago, Illinois
1957
Gordon Parks
Untitled, Chicago, Illinois
1957