Injustice; violence; the Civil Rights Movement; fashion and the arts--Gordon Parks captured half a century of the vast changes to the American cultural landscape in his multifaceted career. I Am You: Selected Works 1934–1978 reveals the breadth of his work as the first African American photographer for Vogue and Life magazines as well as a filmmaker and writer.Reportage for major magazines dominated Parks’ work from 1948 to 1972. He chronicled black America’s struggle for equality; exposing the harsh realities of life in Harlem; institutionalized racism and shocking poverty. Parks was equally accomplished as a portraitist; capturing figures such as Malcolm X; Martin Luther King; Duke Ellington and Ingrid Bergman. He turned his attention to film in the 1960s with social documentaries; as well as the cult classic Shaft (1971).This volume traces all the threads of Parks’ achievement; examining the interaction between his photographic and filmic visions.Gordon Parks (1912–2006) was born in Fort Scott; Kansas. He worked as a brothel pianist and railcar porter; among other jobs; before buying a camera at a pawnshop; training himself; and becoming a photographer. In addition to his tenures photographing for the Farm Security Administration (1941–45) and Life (1948–72); Parks evolved into a modern-day Renaissance man; finding success as a film director; writer and composer. He wrote numerous memoirs; novels and poetry; and received many awards; including the National Medal of Arts and more than 50 honorary degrees.
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