Gordon Parks used photography, film and writing to document race, poverty, fashion and American life. As the first Black staff photographer at Life magazine, he created landmark photo essays while later becoming a major filmmaker.
Photography; film; writing
Major Works
- 1942American Gothic, Washington, D.C.
- 1948Red Jackson, Harlem Gang Leader
- 1956Department Store, Mobile, Alabama
- 1942Ella Watson series
- 1956Segregation Story
- 1952Emerging Man
- 1966Muhammad Ali
- 1943Harlem Newsboy
- 1952Invisible Man series
- 1961Flavio da Silva
Interviews & Writing
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