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Gordon Parks

American photographer, musician, writer and film director (1912-2006) · United States · Artists · Died at 93

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Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks was an American photographer, composer, author, poet, and filmmaker, who became prominent in U.S. documentary photojournalism in the 1940s through 1970s - particularly in issues of civil rights, poverty and African Americans - and in glamour photography.

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2006Died7 March 20062004Lucie AwardAward2000Library of Congress Living LegendAward1998Anisfield-Wolf Book AwardsAward1991Paul Robeson AwardAward1990National Association of Black Journalists Hall of FameAward1973Black Filmmakers Hall of FameAward1972Spingarn MedalAward1912Born30 November 1912

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American Gothic, Washington, D.C. - a well-known photograph by ParksAmerican Gothic, Washington, D.C. - a well-known photograph by ParksA later photograph in Parks' FSA series shows Ella Watson and her family.A later photograph in Parks' FSA series shows Ella Watson and her family.Gordon Parks next to his piano, photograph by David Finn (late 1980s)Gordon Parks next to his piano, photograph by David Finn (late 1980s)Parks in 2000Parks in 2000Gordon Parks in his study, photograph by David Finn (late 1980s)Gordon Parks in his study, photograph by David Finn (late 1980s)

Awards

Lucie Award2004
Library of Congress Living Legend2000
Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards1998
Paul Robeson Award1991
National Association of Black Journalists Hall of Fame1990
Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame1973
Spingarn Medal1972
National Medal of Arts

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Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks was an American photographer, composer, author, poet, and filmmaker, who became prominent in U.S. documentary photojournalism in the 1940s through 1970s - particularly in issues of civil rights, poverty and African Americans - and in glamour photography. He is best remembered for his iconic photos of poor Americans during the 1940s, for his photographic essays for Life magazine, and as the director of the films Shaft, Shaft's Big Score, and the semiautobiographical The Learning Tree.

Country
United States
Category
Artists
Type
Artist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1912 to 2006 · aged 93

In common with Gordon

Richard RoundtreeAlso in Shaft (1971)Ron LeibmanAlso in The Super Cops (1974)Avery BrooksAlso in Solomon Northup's Odyssey (1991)William ConradAlso in The Learning Tree (1969)Maureen StapletonAlso in Lincoln (1992)Philip BoscoAlso in Shaft (2000)

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