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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]
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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.
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.
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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 ...
Ella Watson (March 27/29, 1883 – April 3, 1980) was an American janitor and charwoman who was famously the subject of Gordon Parks' photographic series including American Gothic in 1942, among at least 90 other photographs. [1] According to the Gordon Parks Foundation, "Parks asked if he could take Watson’s picture.