Half Past Autumn- Gordon Parks
PART 1
On the day Gordon Parks was born, how did the doctor save Gordon's life?
The doctor placed his body in a bucket of ice water.
Where was Gordon born? (what state?)
Fort Scott, Kansas
What did Gordon's class adviser, Ms. McClintock, tell him about college?
His class adviser tells him that he is not suited for college and that people of the same race usually do not go to college.
How old was Gordon when his mother died?
14
Where did Gordon move after his mother died?
St. Paul, Minnesota to his aunt's house
Did Gordon graduate from college?
yes
How did Gordon begin his fashion photography career?
He started photographing fashion at a women's clothing store owned by Frank Murphy, in St. Paul, Minnesota
What is a "double exposure?"
the repeated exposure of a photographic plate or film to light, often producing ghost images
Who was boxer Joe Louis?
He was the world heavyweight boxing champion and held the title longer than anyone else in history
What instrument did Gordon play?
piano
What was the purpose of the Farm Security Administration?
New Deal programs designed to assist poor farmers during the Dust Bowl and the Great Depression.
When Roy Stryker hired Gordon for the FSA, what was Stryker's first assignment for Gordon in Washington, D.C.?
to photograph the slums of Washington D.C
Who was Ella Watson?
a photo subject, a black woman who worked on the cleaning crew for FSA
What was the inspiration for Grant Wood's American Gothic?
Parks had been inspired to create the image after encountering racism repeatedly in restaurants and shops in the segregated capital city.
What did Gordon learn from Stryker about photography?
He learned that the camera can be a weapon to combat injustices in the civil rights system.
PART 2
When did the FSA shut down?
1943
After Gordon moved to New York, what magazine did he shoot for?
Vogue
Who was the picture editor of Life Magazine when Gordon walked into the Life Magazine office?
Wilson Hicks
What was the first major story Parks covered for Life Magazine?
Harlem Gang Leader, Red Jackson
Who were some of the artists that Gordon Parks mentioned influenced his work after he moved to the Paris Life Magazine bureau?
Picasso, Degas, Van Gogh
How did Parks shoot fashion when he lived in France?
He would let the model move and move with the model at a slow speed and take the chances.
Where was Parks' concerto performed?
Venice
Who was Parks' second wife? (Who was her father? What did she do?)
Elizabeth Campbell, her father worked for Ebony magazine and she was a model
How old was Flavio de Silva when Parks met him?
12
When did Parks meet Flavio?
early 1960s
Where did Flavio live when Parks first met Flavio and his family?
in a shack
How is Gloria Vanderbilt? Who is her famous son? Who are her ancestors?
Gloria is doing well, her son is Anderson Cooper, her ancestors were rich railroad company owners
How did Vanderbilt describe their relationship?
unending love and respect for each other
PART 3
- What is your definition of successful?
Being successful means to achieve something that you desire whether it be regarding family, career, etc.
- What have you given up to become successful?
time, money, and effort
- What did Parks give up to become successful?
he gave up his marriage to his wife
- Who was Genevieve Young's father?
- How much was Parks advanced to write his first book (and eventual best-selling autobiography)?
half a million dollars
- How much money did Elijah Muhammad offer Parks to do a story on The Nation of Islam?
- Why did Parks refuse the money?
his ethics pushed him not to take the money
- What was significant about the movie The Learning Tree?
- What was significant about the character Shaft?
- What was Gordon Parks' choice of weapons?
a camera
- What reason did Genevieve Young give for the divorce?
- In 1984, Parks directed Solomon Northrup's Odyssey. What recent feature film told the same story?
- Who was Gordon Parks, jr?
Gordon Park's son who died in a plane crash to Africa
- What is your favorite Gordon Parks photo?
- What will you remember about Gordon Parks in ten years?
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