Parks, Gordon P People

Parks, Gordon P People

Parks, Gordon

Sites related to African-American photojournalist, novelist, and filmmaker Gordon Parks. Parks was born in Fort Scott, Kansas, in 1912.

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- Biography of the African-American photographer, writer, and filmmaker.
- Biographical profile. Photographs of him and his parents.
- Biographical essay on the photographer, writer, and filmmaker.
- Feature article on Parks, who refused to believe that a black man was bound to fail. From the summer 2003 issue of "The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education."
- Notes from a 1999 exhibition. Information on the artist and the exhibition. Includes a portrait of Parks, and a handful of his photographs.
- A baker's dozen of photographs from Gordon Parks' series for the Farm Security Administration. Includes one of his most famous pictures, "American Gothic." Accompanying text sheds light on how Roy Stryker helped Parks become a better artist.
- Biography, and a photo gallery.
- An interview of photographer Gordon Parks on the occasion of a retrospective exhibition at the Corcoran Gallery. RealAudio and a transcript. Transcript uses some Windows-only characters. [NewsHour]
- Feature story on the legendary photographer's 90th birthday. RealAudio. Includes links to earlier stories on Parks. Requires JavaScript. [All Things Considered]
- Filmography, brief biography, trivia.
- Biographical profile, by the Corcoran Gallery's curator of photography and media arts. May not work in some browsers. [USA Today Magazine]
- Description of still photos from the movie "The Learning Tree," at Leonard H. Axe Library, Pittsburg State University. Links.
- Encyclopedia-style entry on the African American photographer, pianist, film director, and novelist.
- Biographical encyclopedia article, photo gallery.
- Biographical essay on the African-American photographer and filmmaker.
- Was part of a film series put on by New York State Writers Institute, at SUNY Albany. How he got his big break, and his work in photography and films. Links to film notes and to two articles.
- Short article on the remarkably versatile artist.
- A photography instructor outlines the career of the groundbreaking black movie director and photographer. Includes several photographs. [Online Art Magazine]
- Short biography concentrating on Parks as a director, who he's worked with in film, and filmography.
- Traces the career of the photojournalist, movie producer, and writer. Includes selected bibliography.
- Short biography of the American photographer, for schoolchildren.
- Short biography.

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