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Parks, Gordon, 1912-2006 The Gordon Parks Center for Culture and Diversity 
 Details about this center at Fort Scott Community College (Fort Scott, Kansas) and about its namesake and native son, black artist Gordon Parks. Includes a brief biography of Parks, which features a discussion of his photojournalism for Life magazine, his work as a fashion photographer, and his books and movies (such as "The Learning Tree," an autobiographic book and movie about Fort Scott, and "Shaft"). Also includes information about the Gordon Parks photo contest. http://www.gordonparkscenter.org Topics: Artists, Black Resources, Notable People, Notable People: Arts & Humanities Last updated Mar 14, 2006 Legends Online: Gordon Parks: Memories Left Behind
Retrospective about Gordon Parks, best known as an American photojournalist and filmmaker but also celebrated for "[doing] it all -- including writing poetry, and composing and performing piano music." Includes a gallery of his photos, excerpts from an interview, a brief biography, and video clips of Parks talking about his 50-year retrospective book from 1997. Parks died in 2006. From Photo District News (PDN), a magazine for professional photographers. http://www.pdngallery.com/legends/parks/ Topics: Artists, Black Resources, Notable People, Notable People: Arts & Humanities Last updated Mar 15, 2006 |
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