“I chose my camera as a weapon against all the things I dislike about America – poverty, racism, discrimination.”
-Gordon Parks
Gordon Parks. Man emerging: Harlem. 1952. Artstor.
Gordon Parks Resources
Exhibits
Gordon Parks and the Atmosphere of Crime
https://www.moma.org/calendar/exhibitions/5235
Modern Look: Photography and the American Magazine
Jewish Museum
March 19 – July 17, 2021
https://thejewishmuseum.org/exhibitions/modern-look-photography-and-the-american-magazine
Books
A Choice of Weapons : Available as an Ebook from CityTech Library
The Learning Tree
A Hungry Heart
Voices in the Mirror: An Autobiography
Homages to Parks:
https://www.newsweek.com/lovecraft-country-gordon-parks-photos-1525235
https://www.gordonparksfoundation.org/gordon-parks/writing
Films
https://www.gordonparksfoundation.org/gordon-parks/film
The Learning Tree Film
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