Gordon Parks Photography
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Gordon parks photography. As the first famous pioneer among black filmmakers he was the. Gordon roger alexander buchanan parks november 30 1912 march 7 2006 was an american photographer musician writer and film director who became prominent in us. Gordon parks self portrait 1941 gelatin silver print 508 4064 cm 20 16 in private collectioncourtesy of and copyright the gordon parks foundation.
The youngest of 15 children gordon parks was born in 1912 d. 2006 in fort scott kansas. He started doing a lot of photo essays about race in america.
He basically bought a camera at a thrift store for something like 15 and ended up teaching himself photography and doing a lot of life magazine spreads things of that nature. Documentary photojournalism in the 1940s through 1970sparticularly in issues of civil rights poverty and african americansand in glamour photography. Gordon parks was a famous black photographer and he was self taught.
Although he was close with his supportive family parks could not ignore the inequality and racism around him. In 1956 self taught photographer gordon parks embarked on a radical mission. His photojournalism during the 1940s to the 1970s reveals important aspects of american culture and he became known for focusing on issues of civil rights poverty race relations and urban life.
His parents had moved there from tennessee in the years following the postcivil war reconstruction period. Learn about gordon parks one of the many photographers for life who captured some of the most iconic pictures from the us around the world. 2006 in fort scott kansas.
Gordon parks was one of the most groundbreaking figures in 20th century photography. The youngest of 15 children gordon parks was born in 1912 d. 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 us.