Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/11/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]How right you are! And it's fascinating that he's probably better known
today for his film making than for his stunning photojournalism. Had he
never taken another image after he shot that iconic image of the black
government 'cleaning lady' standing with her broom in front of the
American flag - a la Grant Wood - he would deserve a spot in the photo
hall of fame.
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From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
John Mason
Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2004 1:26 PM
To: Leica list
Subject: [Leica] Happy Birthday Gordon Parks
Listening to the radio this morning, I was reminded
that today (30 November) is Gordon Parks's birthday,
an event we all can celebrate.
There's a nice retrospective on the PDN site:
<http://www.pdngallery.com/legends/parks/intro_set.shtml>
--John
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J Mason
Charlottesville, Virginia
>>Democracy of Speed, a Photo Documentary Project:
http://www.people.virginia.edu/~ds8s/john-m/john-m.html
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