The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Gordon Parks

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The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Gordon Parks

3/12/2001

https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/A2001.054

Fiction writer, film director, and photographer Gordon Parks (1912 - 2006 ) worked for Life and Vogue magazines, traveling around the world to photograph varied issues such as the fashion industry, poverty in Brazil, the Nation of Islam, gang violence, and eventually celebrity portraitures. Branching out from his photography in 1963, Parks directed his first film, 'The Learning Tree', based on his autobiographical novel of the same name. Parks went on to direct many films, including 'Shaft.' Parks has also composed music and written several books including 'A Choice of Weapons.' Parks was interviewed by The HistoryMakers on 3/12/2001, in New York, New York. This collection is comprised of the video footage of the interview.

Total Sessions: 1; Total Tapes: 5; Total Run Time: 02h 25m 57s

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Parks, Gordon, 1912-2006

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A versatile and prolific artist, Gordon Parks, Sr., warrants his status as a cultural icon. The poet, novelist, film director, and preeminent documentary and fashion photographer was born on November 30, 1912, in Fort Scott, Kansas, the youngest of fifteen children. Parks saw no reason to stay in Kansas after the death of his mother and moved to St. Paul, Minnesota, at age sixteen to live with his sister. After a disagreement with his brother-in-law, Parks soon found himself homeless, supporting...