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Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks (November 30, 1912 – March 7, 2006) was an American photographer, composer, author, poet, and filmmaker, who became prominent in U.S. documentary photojournalism in the 1940s through 1970s—particularly in issues of civil rights, poverty and African Americans—and in glamour photography.
Gordon Parks (1912–2006), assigned by Life in 1963 to travel with Malcolm X and document the civil rights movement. [13] He was also involved with the movement on a personal level. In 1947, Gordon Parks documented Drs. Kenneth B. and Mamie Phipps Clark's "Doll Test", pictures that were published in Ebony that year.
The re-release and exhibition of Gordon Parks’ “Born Black” bring new relevance to the famed photographer’s perspective on Black American […] The post ‘Born Black’: A new exhibition ...
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Stunning black-and-white images from over 70 years ago show what life used to be like in one of Manhattan's most famous neighborhoods.
Macy's Salutes Gordon Parks, an American Master, in Celebration of Black History Month Macy's, in partnership with The Gordon Parks Foundation and the American Black Film Festival, honors Gordon ...
Parks then spoke with Watson and, after discovering her poor living condition, Parks decided to compose a photograph of her standing in front of the flag of the United States while holding a mop and a broom. [18] Parks would later name the photograph "American Gothic" in reference to the painting of the same name by Grant Wood. [18] [19]