#gordonparks

[harvardfineartslib]

Gordon Parks (1912–2006)

“I saw that the camera could be a weapon against poverty, against racism, against all sorts of social wrongs. I knew at that point I had to have a camera.” – Gordon Parks

One of the greatest photographers of the twentieth century, Gordon Parks used his camera “as a weapon of choice” to shine a light on his experiences growing up Black in segregated America. Born in segregated Fort Scott, Kansas in 1912, Parks bought his first camera at a pawnshop in Seattle and taught himself how to use it. He then moved onto working for the Farm Security Administration (FSA), Office of War information (OWI), and for Life magazine in 1949 as the first African American staff photographer.

Parks created an exceptional body of work that documents American life and culture from the early 1940s into the 2000s, with a focus on the social and economic impact of poverty, racism, and other forms of discrimination.

This publication entitled “Gordon Parks : the new tide, early work, 1940-1950“ brings together photographs and publications made during the first and most formative decade of his 65-year career. During the 1940s Parks' photographic ambitions grew to express a profound understanding of his social, cultural and political experiences. From the first photographs he published in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and his relationship to the Chicago Black Renaissance, to his mentorship with Roy Stryker and his breakthrough work for America's influential picture magazines - including "Ebony" and "Life" - this book traces Parks' rapid evolution from an accomplished, self-taught practitioner to a groundbreaking artistic and journalistic voice. (from the publisher’s note)

Image: Front cover image: “Langston Hughes, Chicago” December 1941

Gordon Parks : the new tide, early work, 1940-1950 Washington [D.C.] : Natrional Gallery of Art ; Pleasantville, N.Y. : The Gordon Parks Foundation ; Göttingen, Germany : Steidl, 2018. English HOLLIS number: 99153723466203941

[cartermagazine]

“People in millenniums ahead will know what we were like in the 1930’s… and the important major things that shaped our history at that time. This is as important for historic reasons as any other.” - Gordon Parks CARTER™️ Magazine carter-mag.com #wherehistoryandhiphopmeet #historyandhiphop365 #cartermagazine #carter #gordonparks #blackhistorymonth #blackhistory #history #staywoke https://www.instagram.com/p/Cg6sIIlOzLo/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[artbookdap]

A few pages from 'Gordon Parks: Segregation Story' — an expanded edition of Parks’ classic account of race relations in America, with previously unpublished images and texts. Back in Stock from @steidlverlag & @gordonparksfoundation⁠ ⁠ In the summer of 1956, @life magazine sent Parks to Alabama to document the daily realities of African Americans living under Jim Crow laws in the rural South. The resulting color photographs are among Parks’ most powerful images, and, in the decades since, have become emblematic representations of race relations in America. Pursued at grave danger to the photographer himself, the project was an important chapter in Parks’ career-long endeavor to use the camera as a weapon for social change.⁠ ⁠ After the photos were first presented in a 1956 issue of Life, the bulk of Parks’ assignment was thought to be lost. In 2011, five years after Parks’ death, the Gordon Parks Foundation found more than 200 color transparencies belonging to the series. In 2014 the series was first published as a book, and since then new photographs have been uncovered.⁠ ⁠ Read more via linkinbio.⁠ ⁠ Edited by Peter W. Kunhardt, Jr, Michal Raz-Russo. Text by Maurice Berger, Dawoud Bey, Charlayne Hunter-Gault.⁠ ⁠ #gordonparks #segregationstory #segregation #photobook #gordonparkssegregationstory @dawoudbey https://www.instagram.com/p/CqJEuAZp7jK/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[listening2images]

👁 #GordonParks Doll Test, 1947 #Listening2Images #ListeningToImages #DollTest #GordonParks https://www.instagram.com/p/CgkMXq4oEYP/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[karinesauzedde]

Gordon Parks (American, 1912-2006) The People’s Voice, Harlem, New York, August 1943 #gordonparks #harlem #newyork #newyorkcity #NYC #photography #photo #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #blackandwhitephoto #portrait #portraitmood #blackandwhitepicture #kid #kidsofinstagram #child #boy #bw #bnw #bnwphotography #bnwmood #bwphotography #streetphotography #street #dogs #dogsofinstagram #dogstagram #friends #friendsforever #together @gordonparksfoundation @gord_onparks @gordon_parks7 https://www.instagram.com/p/CkL8AZhr8ri/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[trascapades]

🖤#ArtisAWeapon Thank you #NinaSimone #AlvinAiley #GordonParks and all the gifted Black artists who use their talents for social good! You inspired and fuel me to create and maintain my #ArtIsAWeapon platform.

Reposted from @nmaahc Tell us! How has art – whether it’s music, dance, poetry, or painting - inspired YOU for social change? Join us in celebrating the brilliance of Black voices in the arts and the art of resistance. Follow the link in our bio to learn more. 🎨🎶🎤 #BlackHistoryMonth

#BlackArt #BlackArtists #BlackCreatives #YallGonnaGetThisBlackExcellence #Art #SocialImpact

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« Ondria Tanner and Her Grandmother Window-shopping », Alabama, 1956. Photographie du grand photographe et cinéaste afro-américain Gordon Parks (1912-2006), extraite d’une série sur la ségrégation raciale aux Etats-unis. Trouvée sur le site de la Galerie Jack Shainman.

[wmcken12]

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[kanisemarshallofficial]

Celebrating Black History Month! Check back every day for new highlighted figures, creators, businesses, or media.

[eugenelacroix]

Reposted from @life Model showing off spring hat fashions in New York City, 1952. For more of Gordon Parks' fashion photography from the 1950s, visit the link in bio. (📷 Gordon Parks/LIFE Picture Collection/@shutterstocknowarchive) #LIFEMagazine #GordonParks #1950sFashion #NewYorkCity #FashionFriday#eugenelacroix1 @eugenelacroix1 #photography https://www.instagram.com/p/Cfwk3G2of3z/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[duvalart]

Hank Willis Thomas, Jasper Johns, Childe Hassam and Gordon Parks. Four takes on the flag. May there be space for all in the discussion. Happy 4th of July. #hankwillisthomas #jasperjohns #childeHassam #gordonparks (at Dutchess County, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CfmV5gMpz8e/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[harvardfineartslib]

#BlackResistance

The Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) summarizes this year’s theme “Black Resistance” as follows: "African Americans have resisted historic and ongoing oppression, in all forms... These efforts have been to advocate for a dignified self-determined life in a just democratic society in the United States and beyond the United States political jurisdiction… This is a call to everyone, inside and outside the academy, to study the history of Black Americans’ responses to establish safe spaces, where Black life can be sustained, fortified, and respected. "

By resisting, Black people have achieved triumphs, successes, and progress. Black artists, along with other creatives, employ various media to tell stories and create change.

Here is another stack of books that celebrate Black artists whose work resists the status quo, challenges the system, and calls for awareness of the myriad of issues affecting Black people’s lives.

Barkley L. Hendricks : works on paper. HOLLIS: 99155235696303941

Barkley L. Hendricks : basketball. HOLLIS: 99155776869903941

Howardena Pindell : paintings, 1974-1980. HOLLIS: 990145322360203941

Kerry James Marshall : history of painting. HOLLIS: 99153829093703941

Emma Amos : color odyssey. HOLLIS: 99155279216703941

Jack Whitten : five decades of painting HOLLIS: 990145227350203941

Black artists in America : from the Great Depression to civil rights. HOLLIS: 99155993050103941

Roy DeCarava, a retrospective. HOLLIS: 990067852100203941

Gordon Parks : the Flávio story HOLLIS: 99153691397803941

Gordon Parks : the new tide, early work, 1940-1950. HOLLIS: 99153723466203941

[mattachinesocial]

Perfect double feature courtesy of the Criterion Collection sale. #johnwaters #gordonparks #shaft #pinkflamingos #criterion #film #director #fuckthefourth #divine (at Los Angeles/Hollywood California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CffkwQYr85w/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[artbookdap]

"Gordon Parks’ place among the greats in photography is undisputed. Parks used his cameras as a 'weapon' against racism, intolerance, and poverty, as his most famous quote states. But it was not just a quote for Parks. Rather, it was a precedent that guided Parks in all his photographic work."⁠ ⁠ Read @robtographer in @blind.magazine on three new Gordon Parks monographs from @steidlverlag & @gordonparksfoundation⁠ ⁠ 'Pittsburgh Grease Plant, 1944/1946' is co-published with @carnegiemuseumofart and 'Stokely Carmichael and Black Power' is co-published with @mfahouston ⁠ ⁠ These are joined by a newly expanded edition of 'Segregation Story.' This updated version of the book contains new texts and essays, along with many previously unseen photographs from the series.⁠ ⁠ Read more via linkinbio.⁠ ⁠ #gordonparks #pittsburghgreaseplant #stokelycarmichael #segregationstory #photobookjousting #photobook #segregation #gordonparkssegregationstory #gordonparkspittsburghgreastplant #gordonparksstokelycarmichael #civilrights #blackphotography https://www.instagram.com/p/CkRJvQvpfmv/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[mis-revistas-mis-periodicos]

#ingridbergman #fotografiabiancoenero #gordonparks #marieclaireitalia #misrevistasmisperiodicos https://www.instagram.com/p/CfWnb6qoc_z/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[pointer8708]

#superfly #soundtrack #curtismayfield #philupchurch #josephluckyscott #masterhenrygibson #tyronemccullen #morrisjennings #rogeranfinsen #johnnypate #harrysliplepp Packaging: #miltonsincoff One of my most favorite soundtracks of all time and seriously one of the best records of 1972. Such great songs #freddiesdead #pusherman and the amazingly brilliant title track Superfly! The movie was equally one of my favorite, with genius director #gordonparks and the very capable acting of #rononeal - all this was an awesome package Enjoy (at Hollywood Hills) https://www.instagram.com/p/CduQBcir-wl/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=