Gordon Parks was a self-taught filmmaker, writer, musician, activist, and one of the greatest American photographers. He took many famous pictures of the Black American Muslim community led by Malcolm X, captured the contradictions and ugliness of racial segregation, the Black Panther Party, and many other famous subjects including his well known self portraits. His most famous work is the following –
https://www.gordonparksfoundation.org/gordon-parks/photography-archive/washington-d-c-and-ella-watson-1942
He also was the photographer who captured the controversial doll test, read more about it here –
https://www.gordonparksfoundation.org/gordon-parks/photography-archive/doll-test-19472
What do you think of Park’s work? How does he catch American life as well as Black American life? How is Parks work considered art? How does he capture the humanity of his subjects? What do you think of the doll test?
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Gordon Parks was a self-taught filmmaker, writer, musician, activist, and one of
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