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Gordon parks artwork. His father jackson parks was a vegetable farmer and the family lived modestly. View gordon parks s 189 artworks on artnet. Gordon parks self portrait 1941 gelatin silver print 50 8 40 64 cm 20 16 in private collection courtesy of and copyright the gordon parks foundation. Gordon parks is a photographer known for documenting the african american experience of racism and poverty from 1940s to 1970s.

In mortuary red and herbie levy study wounds of maurice gaines a buddy who was found dying one night on a harlem sidewalk caption from life. Find an in depth biography exhibitions original artworks for sale the latest news and sold auction prices. Gordon parks was a self taught photographer writer composer and filmmaker. Elevate your space with framed prints unframed prints canvas prints acrylic prints or aluminum prints.

He is best known for chronicling the african american experience in powerful poetic photographs. View gordon parks s 189 artworks on artnet. 2006 in fort scott kansas. As the first famous pioneer among black filmmakers he was the.

The youngest of 15 children gordon parks was born in 1912 d. Gordon parks was a self taught photographer writer composer and filmmaker. Documentary photojournalism in the 1940s through 1970s particularly in issues of civil rights poverty and african americans and in glamour photography. Gordon roger alexander buchanan parks was born on november 30 1912 in fort scott kansas.

Gelatin silver print the gordon parks foundation artwork images. Gordon parks gordon parks photography features a range of subjects from fashion to poverty making him one of the most provactive mid century photographers in the u s. Parks faced aggressive. Gordon roger alexander buchanan parks november 30 1912 march 7 2006 was an american photographer musician writer and film director who became prominent in u s.

Guaranteed lowest price fast shipping free returns and custom framing options on all prints. Find an in depth biography exhibitions original artworks for sale the latest news and sold auction prices. He said my purpose has been to communicate to somehow evoke the same response from a seamstress in harlem or a housewife in paris.