Gordon Parks
Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks (November 30, 1912 – March 7, 2006) was an American photographer, musician, writer and movie director. He was the first African-American to produce and direct major movies. He was best remembered for his iconic photos of poor Americans during the 1940s.
He created the blaxploitation genre. He was the director of the movie Shaft in 1971.[1]
Parks was born in Fort Scott, Kansas. He died due to cancer in Manhattan, New York. Parks was 93.
Gordon Parks Media
American Gothic, Washington, D.C. – a well-known photograph by Parks
Gordon Parks next to his piano, photograph by David Finn (late 1980s)
From Wash. D.C Sept. 12 1997 © copyright John Mathew Smith 2001
Gordon Parks in his study, photograph by David Finn (late 1980s)
References
- ↑ "Gordon Parks, a Master of the Camera, Dies at 93". The New York Times. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
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