Harlem Days by, 1943, Colorized Lincoln Memorial This is not simply a

This is not simply a portrait

She’s not inviting us in

There is no peace here

On Bastille Day it was used as the platform for a lavish fireworks display

Harlem Days by, 1943, Colorized Lincoln Memorial This is not simply aABOUT THIS PHOTOGRAPH This is one of my favourite photographs by Gordon Parks, and I used some contemporaneous colour photography from the same period in New York to get the building details on point. A photograph like this emphasises red and orange tones, so it was surprisingly difficult to punch out the colours to make them different enough to bring out the subject from the surrounding building. Jordan J. Lloyd Taken: May 1943Location: Harlem, New