Tag: Gordon Parks
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A Great Day
The 1958 Esquire Magazine photo that started it all: And with the rise of Hip Hop, XXL Magazine (in 1998) did this riff with Gordon Parks as the photographer: Unfortunately, an ill-timed shadow marred the photo. However, fewer people know that Gordon Parks’ also paid homage to the Art Kane 1958 original in 1995. Parks…
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GORDON PARKS: 1968
This black and white documentary of a Harlem family was made in 1968 by the famous photographer and filmmaker, Gordon Parks. Using his still photos for Life magazine, Parks illustrated the crushing effect poverty had on every member of this Harlem family who lived on Frederick Douglass Blvd., in the 130’s. Gordon Parks noted that…
