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Gordon Parks

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Gordon Parks
SeriesPhotofile
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:160
Dimensions(mm): Height 190,Width 125
Category/GenreIndividual photographers
ISBN/Barcode 9780500411094
ClassificationsDewey:779.092
Audience
General
Illustrations With 92 illustrations in colour and duotone

Publishing Details

Publisher Thames & Hudson Ltd
Imprint Thames & Hudson Ltd
Publication Date 7 October 2013
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Gordon Parks (1912-2006) was a pioneering figure in 20th-century photography. As well as being the first African-American photographer to join the Farm Security Administration (FSA) and to become a staff photographer for Life magazine, he was also a writer, film director and composer. Although best known for documenting issues such as poverty, race relations and civil rights, Gordon Parks was remarkably versatile, turning his gift for visual narrative to subjects as diverse as news coverage, fashion, art and sport. He also captured prominent figures of his era, from Malcolm X to Marilyn Monroe, in a series of memorable portraits. Working in the US and around the world, he was driven by a commitment to social justice: 'The common search for a better life and a better world is deeper than colour or blood.' The Photofile series brings together the best work of the world's greatest photographers, in an affordable pocket format. Handsome and collectable, the books are produced to the highest standards. Each volume contains some sixty full-page reproductions printed in superb duotone, together with a critical introduction and a full bibliography. The series has been awarded the first annual prize for distinguished photographic books by the International Center of Photography, New York.

Author Biography

Paul Roth is senior curator and director, photography and media arts, at the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington DC.

Reviews

[A] visually rich collection of work by one of history's most eloquent and successful African American artists. A recent addition to Thames & Hudson's award-winning Photofile Series of compact, affordable, but lavishly reproduced monographs, this newly introduced collection is an astonishing achievement.-- "Rangefinder" Explores a major American photographer crossing cultural, political and social divides with sophistication, sensitivity and style.-- "TIME LightBox"