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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.
A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks is a 2021 documentary film that follows the life of the photographer and filmmaker Gordon Parks. Its title derives from Parks’ 1967 autobiography. [2] [3] The film features Devin Allen, Jelani Cobb, Anderson Cooper, Ava DuVernay, Nelson George, Jamel Shabazz, Spike Lee, and LaToya Ruby Frazier. [4]
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 ...
The Learning Tree is a 1969 American coming-of-age film written, produced and directed by Gordon Parks, who also scored the film.It depicts the life of Newt Winger, a teenager growing up in Cherokee Flats, Kansas, in the 1920s and chronicles his journey into manhood marked with tragic events.
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.
Shaft is a 1971 American blaxploitation crime action thriller film directed by Gordon Parks and written by Ernest Tidyman [4] and John D. F. Black. [5] It is an adaptation of Tidyman's novel of the same name and is the first entry in the Shaft film series.
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 ...
A Great Day in Hip Hop is a black-and-white photograph of over 200 hip hop artists and producers in Harlem, New York, taken by photographer Gordon Parks on September 29, 1998. [1] It was commissioned by XXL magazine, as a homage to Art Kane 's A Great Day in Harlem , photographed in 1958.