My favourite Gordon Parks photograph. 📸
American Gothic, Washington, D.C., 1942 captures so much in a single image — race, class, work and the stark inequalities of America at the time.
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‘He was making history, not copying it’: the greatest Gordon Parks photographs
By Briana Ellis-GibbsAs a new exhibition celebrates the 20th anniversary of the Gordon Parks Foundation, those who knew him discuss his most powerful images
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/ng-interactive/2026/sep/18/gordon-parks-photography-exhibit
#GordonParks #Photography #Artanddesign #Culture #Art #NewYork #USnews #BlackUSculture #TheGuardian #BrianaEllisGibbs
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https://www.laviezine.com/1632748/inside-george-lucass-new-1-billion-los-angeles-museum/ Inside George Lucas’s New $1 Billion Los Angeles Museum #Baca #CharlesSchulz #CharlesWhite #DiegoRivera #ExpositionPark #FrankFrazetta #FrankMiller #FridaKahlo #GeorgeBellows #GeorgeHerriman #GeorgeLucas’s #GordonParks #Hobson #JR #LosAngeles #lucas #LucasPlaza #NormanRockwell #RockwellGroup #September22 #SkywalkerRanchLibrary #TheGreatWallOf #TheLucasMuseum #TheLucasMuseumOfNarrativeArt
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Gordon Parks, Photo by Nancy Lee Katz, 1991
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Gordon Parks
Muhammad Ali, Miami, Florida, 1970
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Gordon Parks. Untitled, 1957
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https://www.europesays.com/ie/591165/ ‘Voices in the Mirror’ Honors the Legacy of Pioneering Photographer Gordon Parks — Colossal #activism #Arts #ArtsAndDesign #ArtsAndDesign #ArtsDesign #BlackAndWhite #Design #Éire #Entertainment #GordonParks #IE #Ireland #portraits
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‘Voices in the Mirror’ Honors the Legacy of Pioneering Photographer Gordon Parks — Colossal
From portraits taken around Harlem in the 1940s to assignments for Life magazine to the 1963 March on…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Artsanddesign #Activism #Arts #ArtsAndDesign #blackandwhite #Design #Entertainment #GordonParks #portraits
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Burning flags, busty blondes and bison skulls: 48 photographs that capture America at 250 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/04/america-250-anniversary-photos-civil-rights-moon-landing-9-11-gold-rush #Photography #AmericanCivilWar #Slavery #Ford #ArtAndDesign #TheKennedys #Woodstock #VietnamWar #GeorgeFloyd #IndigenousPeoples #IceUsImmigrationAndCustomsEnforcement #September112001 #LaurenGreenfield #GordonParks #Jazz #Smoking #Film #RobertCapa
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Gordon Parks
Glenn Gould, New York, USA, 1956 (The photograph was reportedly taken during a recording rehearsal at the Columbia Records studio)
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Gordon Parks Captures Eartha Kitt with Kittens in 1952 LIFE Photo Essay
📰 Original title: Eartha Kitt With Kittens
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Gordon Parks Captures Eartha Kitt with Kittens in 1952 LIFE Photo Essay
📰 Original title: Eartha Kitt With Kittens
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Exhibition Marks 70 Years Since Gordon Parks’ Landmark Segregation Photos Published in ‘Life’ Magazine https://petapixel.com/2026/05/16/exhibition-marks-70-years-since-gordon-parks-landmark-segregation-photos-published-in-life-magazine/ #americansouth #lifemagazine #civilrights #GordonParks #segregation #Features
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Gordon Parks
The woman at the very front is Ethel Sharrieff, the daughter of Elijah Muhammad, and those behind her are members of the MGT (Muslim Girls Training) unit, Chicago, 1963
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‘An open letter to the nation’: National Gallery of Art reckons with America at 250 https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/apr/13/national-gallery-art-america-250 #Art #Exhibitions #ArtAndDesign #Culture #Painting #Photography #RoyLichtenstein #GordonParks #WashingtonDc #UsPolitics #UsNews #DonaldTrump #TrumpAdministration
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Segregation stories: Gordon Parks in the US south – in pictures https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2026/apr/08/segregation-stories-gordon-parks-us-south-alabama #Photography #GordonParks #Art #BlackUsCulture #Exhibitions #ArtAndDesign #Culture #Race #WorldNews #Alabama
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https://www.europesays.com/uk/824194/ The Top 5 Photography Exhibitions to see in London this Spring #AlisonJacques #AmakMahmoodian #BerndAndHillaBecher #Britain #CatherineOpie #England #GordonParks #GreatBritain #JaneEvelynAtwood #london #NationalPortraitGallery #Photography #PhotographyExhibitions #ReneMatić #ScienceMuseum #SpruethMagers #SprüthMagers #ThePhotographers'Gallery #Top5Exhibitions #UK #UnitedKingdom #WeronikaGęsicka
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‘The camera is my weapon of choice’: Gordon Parks’ era-defining shots of segregation – and those who defied it https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/mar/04/camera-weapon-gordon-parks-shots-segregation-martin-luther-king #Photography #GordonParks #CivilRightsMovement #BlackUsCulture #SocialHistory #ArtAndDesign #Culture #Race #Art #Society #WorldNews
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#WMPG honors #BlackHistoryMonth
"WMPG recognizes Black History Month with special programming throughout the month of February, highlighting the voices, music, history, and lived experiences of Black artists, activists, and storytellers.
Tune in to hear programs that celebrate Black creativity and resilience across genres and generations, from music that shaped movements to conversations that deepen our understanding of the past and present."
Segments include:
#MarshaPJohnson, #RobertLewis, #EarthaKitt, #MalcomX, #AlvinAiley, #BobGreen, #ChadwickBoseman, #DukeEllington, #LewisLatimer, #AudreLord, #ATribeCalledQuest, #OtisRedding, #NelsonMandela, #GarzaCullorsTometi, #LeslieOdomJr, #NinaSimone, #AudraMcDonald #BelHooks, #Beyonce, #FlorencePrice, #JamesBaldwin, #MuhammadAli, #ScottJoplin, #GraceVenuzaRogers, #BobTheDragQueen, #GordonParks, #KobeBryant, #WEBDubois, #BarackObama, #AudreLorde, #Lizzo, #KatherineJohnson, #ClaudetteColvin, #RhiannonGiddens, #TaranaBurke, #TeresaKachindamoto, #ShirleyChisholm, #ThurgoodMarshall, #HarrietTubman, #JohnBrownRusswurm, #StevieWonder, #LeadBelly, #MaryMcleodBethune, #ShirleyChisolm, #LeonardCummings, #MaeJemison, #BadBrains, #CornelWest, #MaconBollingAllen, #SpikeLee, #BeverlyGlennCopeland, #AngelaDavis, #SojournerTruth, #HankAaron, #BillieHoliday, #GeraldTalbot, #TrevorNoah, #JosephineBaker, #JackieRobinson, #ArethaFranklin, #ToniMorrison, #RobertLewis, #IndigoArtsListen:
https://www.wmpg.org/wmpg-honors-black-history-month/#BlackHistory #BlackArtists #BlackMusicians #BlackActivists #CommunityRadio #CollegeRadio
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Showgirl at the New York nightclub, the Latin Quarter, photo by Gordon Parks, 1958
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At the National Gallery of Canada. Gordon Parks, in the street photography exhibit. Go see it! #Photography #Ottawa #GordonParks
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Born this day in 1912 photographer, musician, writer and film director, Gordon Parks.
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Gordon Parks born this day in 1912.
Photographer, musician, writer and film director, became prominent in U.S. documentary photojournalism in the 1940s through 1970s—particularly in issues of civil rights, poverty and African Americans—and in glamour photography.
Parks was the first African American to produce and direct major motion pictures.
Films;
• Flavio (1964)
• Diary of a Harlem Family (1968)
• The World of Piri Thomas (1968)
• The Learning Tree (1969)
• Shaft (1971) – Apartment Landlord (uncredited)
• Shaft's Big Score! (1972, director and composer) – Croupier (uncredited)
• The Super Cops (1974)
• Leadbelly (1976)
• Solomon Northup's Odyssey (1984)
• Moments Without Proper Names (1987)
• Martin (1989), PBS presentation of the stage performance of the ballet written about Martin Luther King Jr.
• Shaft (2000) – Lenox Lounge Patron / Mr. P (final film role) -
>> Haverstraw, New York. Interracial activities at Camp Christmas Seals, where children are aided by the Methodist Camp Service. Camp buddies <<
Photographer : Gordon Parks -- 1943 --Office of War Information -- LC-USW3- 036724-E [P&P] LOT 985
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Untitled, Harlem, NYC, Photo by Gordon Parks, 1948
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Gordon Parks, Untitled, Alabama, 1956
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[Thread] So, it took having to do a search on the website, but I managed to find the #BlackHistoryMonth audio archives on the #WMPG website. Hopefully, the ones from 2025 will also be posted on their website (and the ones already posted won't disappear...).
Black History month - daily short history audio features
Posted February 3, 2021 by 'mpger
"Everyday in the month of February (Black history month), WMPG is airing a short audio feature about an influential Black man or woman in history. We’ll hear about people from Maine to Malawi. We celebrate scientists, radicals, teachers, preachers, musicians, athletes, and those who fought to followed their dreams. You can hear them all again right here: #BillieHoliday , #LeonardCummings , #MaconBollingAllen , #HarrietTubman , #NelsonMandela , #ShirleyChisholm , #MarshaPJohnson , #GordonParks , #JackieRobinson, #AngelaDavis , #ThurgoodMarshall , #StevieWonder , #Lizzo , #CornellWest , #TrevorNoah , #MaeJemison , #TaranaBurke , #AlvinAiley , #JosephineBaker, #RhiannonGiddens, #SunRa, and #LaverneCox."
Link to mp3 audio files:
https://www.wmpg.org/black-history-month-daily-short-history-audio-features/
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Untitled, 1967
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Gordon Parks born this day in 1912.
Photographer, musician, writer and film director, became prominent in U.S. documentary photojournalism in the 1940s through 1970s—particularly in issues of civil rights, poverty and African Americans—and in glamour photography.
Parks was the first African American to produce and direct major motion pictures.
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Song of the Day November 30 2024
In remembrance of the birth of Gordon Parks
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Parks
What Gordon Parks Saw (a brief documentary)
https://youtu.be/dcVOItrZX6U?si=hUteGUjRnZmLGwI6
#SongOfTheDay #SOTD #SOTD2024 #November30 #GordonParks #RenaissanceMan #raconteur #photographer #essayist #writer #activist #CivilRIghts #HumanRights #documentarian #director #LifeMagazine #poet #artist #EssenceMagazine #composer #musician #Music #1940s #1950s #1960s #1970s 1980s #1990s #2000s
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Untitled, Mobile, AL, Photo by Gordon Parks, 1956
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#vintage #NYC #LatinQuarterNightclub #Showgirls #chess #GordonParks
Showgirls Playing Chess Between Shows at The Latin Quarter Nightclub in NYC by Gordon Parks circa 1958
