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EDITORIAL: In Gordon Parks' work, an eye for justice.(Editorial)
Mar. 11--Gordon Parks' life was a testament to creativity, adaptability and perseverance. But Parks had at least two other keys to his success: an artist's eye for conveying a story, and the guts to blaze a path in a country that had set numerous obstacles before him. The 93-year-old Parks, who died earlier this week in Manhattan, achieved many firsts in a career as varied as the portraits he snapped over his adult life, from gang members in Harlem, to a slum child in Brazil, to high fashion in Paris. He knew the camera could be a "weapon" of another sort, and he used it to spotlight the racial and social inequities that existed in America. Basically self-taught, he ...
- THE LIFE AND WORKS OF GORDON PARKS.
- Magazine article from: Current Events, a Weekly Reader publication November 3, 2000 700+ words
...to make the most of your life. Gordon Parks was born in 1912, the youngest...successful movies, including Shaft. "Gordon Parks is the Jackie Robinson of film...some of these sources by and about Gordon parks: HBO Documentary Don't miss...
- The art of a living legacy: Gordon Parks celebrated at the Hudson River Museum....
- Magazine article from: Westchester County Business Journal Papaelias, Amy July 22, 2002 700+ words
...s retrospective of the works of Gordon Parks, the 91-year old photographer...Half Past Autumn: The Art of Gordon Parks includes a full season of public...journey through the life and works of Gordon Parks. "Gordon Parks is in many ways...
- Gordon Parks, Director of 'Shaft,' to Receive DaimlerChrysler's 2003 'Behind...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire February 27, 2003 700+ words
Gordon Parks, an award-winning photographer, author...area schools named in his honor: the Gordon Parks Media Center at John F. Kennedy High School, and the Gordon Parks Academy in East Orange, N.J. The...
- GORDON PARKS CENTER AT FORT SCOTT COMMUNITY COLLEGE RECEIVES KANSAS ARTS...
- News wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News July 16, 2009 700+ words
...Arts Commission has notified the Gordon Parks Celebration of Culture and Diversity...an operational history," said Gordon Parks Center Executive Director Jill...grant will help us with the annual Gordon Parks Celebration and will also be spent...
- Remembering Gordon Parks: Minnesota relatives of Gordon Parks are planning a...
- Newspaper article from: Saint Paul Pioneer Press (St. Paul, MN) November 29, 2006 700+ words
...stands among them in Rice Park. Parks himself walked through that park, going between his jobs at...represents the 1st Ward where Parks grew up, said some monument...the Legacy: A Tribute to Gordon Parks" Where: Minnesota History...
- Gordon Parks: JS celebrates the work of a great American...
- Magazine article from: Junior Scholastic Wishinia, Steve Brown, Bryan February 11, 2008 700+ words
...farm family in Kansas in 1912, Gordon Parks became a pioneering photographer...something beautiful for somebody." Gordon Parks died in 2006 at the age of 93...stories? RESOURCES * INTERNET * Gordon Parks. Bio/obit with slide show...
- DaimlerChrysler Donates to Charities Honoring Gordon Parks; * Gordon Parks --...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire March 12, 2003 700+ words
...noted photographer and filmmaker, Gordon Parks. Parks received the award in recognition...of the legendary artist -- The Gordon Parks Elementary School in Kansas City, Missouri, and Gordon Parks Academy in East Orange, New Jersey...
- Gordon Parks: Transforming Renaissance self for the '90s
- Newspaper article from: New York Amsterdam News Kenneth Meeks December 10, 1994 700+ words
...York Amsterdam News 12-10-1994 Gordon Parks: Transforming Renaissance self for the '90s. Gordon Parks sits in his apartment over the...would you believe at 80 years old, Gordon Parks says he is only getting started...
