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  1. Gordon Parks
    American photographer, musician, writer and film director

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  1. During the first decade of his career, Parks, a self-taught photographer, captured the beauty, power, and stature of Chicago socialite Marva Louis; the spirituality of churchgoers in Washington, DC; and portraits of prominent African Americans like Richard Wright and Marian Anderson.

  2. Gordon Parks was one of the most groundbreaking figures in 20th century photography. His photojournalism during the 1940s to the 1970s reveals important aspects of American culture, and he...

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    Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks (November 30, 1912 – March 7, 2006) was an American photographer, composer, author, poet, and film director, 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.

  4. Beginning in the 1940s, Gordon Parks documented American life and culture with a focus on social justice, race relations, the civil rights movement, and the African American experience. Born into poverty and segregation in Fort Scott, Kansas, Parks was drawn to photography as a young man.

  5. Feb 3, 2021 · Gordon Parks documented issues that have long been a part of the US. Andrew Dickson looks at the work of a man who saw his camera as a weapon, yet took photos with the eye of a poet.

  6. www.moma.org › artists › 8083Gordon Parks | MoMA

    In 1957, Parks was assigned to photograph for a series of articles addressing crime in the United States. With reporter Henry Suydam, Parks shot on the streets of New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and San Francisco, producing color images that evoke what Life described as “The Atmosphere of Crime.”

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  8. Apr 2, 2014 · Gordon Parks was a prolific, world-renowned photographer, writer, composer and filmmaker known for his work on projects like 'Shaft' and 'The Learning Tree.'.

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