Gordon Parks, 1912-2006

Artist Overview

Artist name:Gordon Parks

1912–2006
Place of Birth: Fort Scott, Kansas, United States
Date of Birth: November 30, 1912
Place of Death: New York, New York, United States
Date of Death: March 7, 2006
Active Country: United States

Works of Art: 15

Gordon Parks (1912–2006), American Gothic, Washington, D.C.

American Gothic, Washington, D.C., 1942

Gordon Parks (1912–2006), American Gothic, Washington, D.C.
Gordon Parks (1912–2006)
American Gothic, Washington, D.C.
1942
Gordon Parks (1912–2006), Malcolm X Holding up Black Muslim Newspaper, Harlem, New York

Malcolm X Holding up Black Muslim Newspaper, Harlem, New York, 1963

Gordon Parks (1912–2006), Malcolm X Holding up Black Muslim Newspaper, Harlem, New York
Gordon Parks (1912–2006)
Malcolm X Holding up Black Muslim Newspaper, Harlem, New York
1963
Gordon Parks (1912–2006), black children with white doll

black children with white doll, 1942

Gordon Parks (1912–2006), black children with white doll
Gordon Parks (1912–2006)
black children with white doll
1942
Gordon Parks (1912–2006), Man Peeking from Manhole, Harlem

Man Peeking from Manhole, Harlem, 1952

Gordon Parks (1912–2006), Man Peeking from Manhole, Harlem
Gordon Parks (1912–2006)
Man Peeking from Manhole, Harlem
1952
Gordon Parks (1912–2006), Red Jackson, Harlem Gang Leader

Red Jackson, Harlem Gang Leader, 1948

Gordon Parks (1912–2006), Red Jackson, Harlem Gang Leader
Gordon Parks (1912–2006)
Red Jackson, Harlem Gang Leader
1948
Gordon Parks (1912–2006), Muslim Boy

Muslim Boy, 1963

Gordon Parks (1912–2006), Muslim Boy
Gordon Parks (1912–2006)
Muslim Boy
1963
Gordon Parks (1912–2006), Muhammad Ali, Miami, Florida

Muhammad Ali, Miami, Florida, 1966

Gordon Parks (1912–2006), Muhammad Ali, Miami, Florida
Gordon Parks (1912–2006)
Muhammad Ali, Miami, Florida
1966
Gordon Parks (1912–2006), Elijah Muhammad's Daughter, Ethel Sharrieff, Chicago

Elijah Muhammad's Daughter, Ethel Sharrieff, Chicago, 1963

Gordon Parks (1912–2006), Elijah Muhammad's Daughter, Ethel Sharrieff, Chicago
Gordon Parks (1912–2006)
Elijah Muhammad's Daughter, Ethel Sharrieff, Chicago
1963
Gordon Parks (1912–2006), Wedding, France

Wedding, France, 1951

Gordon Parks (1912–2006), Wedding, France
Gordon Parks (1912–2006)
Wedding, France
1951
Gordon Parks (1912–2006), The da Silva Family at Dawn

The da Silva Family at Dawn, 1961

Gordon Parks (1912–2006), The da Silva Family at Dawn
Gordon Parks (1912–2006)
The da Silva Family at Dawn
1961
Gordon Parks (1912–2006), Place de la Concorde, Paris

Place de la Concorde, Paris, 1951

Gordon Parks (1912–2006), Place de la Concorde, Paris
Gordon Parks (1912–2006)
Place de la Concorde, Paris
1951
Gordon Parks (1912–2006), Wooden privies, Southeast section, Washington, D.C. (122 C St.)

Wooden privies, Southeast section, Washington, D.C. (122 C St.), 1942

Gordon Parks (1912–2006), Wooden privies, Southeast section, Washington, D.C. (122 C St.)
Gordon Parks (1912–2006)
Wooden privies, Southeast section, Washington, D.C. (122 C St.)
1942
Gordon Parks (1912–2006), Fashion: Long Hair Furs

Fashion: Long Hair Furs, 1952

Gordon Parks (1912–2006), Fashion: Long Hair Furs
Gordon Parks (1912–2006)
Fashion: Long Hair Furs
1952
Gordon Parks (1912–2006), Auto Maintenance

Auto Maintenance, 1940s

Gordon Parks (1912–2006), Auto Maintenance
Gordon Parks (1912–2006)
Auto Maintenance
1940s
Gordon Parks (1912–2006), Pilots Gambling in Ready Room

Pilots Gambling in Ready Room, 1943

Gordon Parks (1912–2006), Pilots Gambling in Ready Room
Gordon Parks (1912–2006)
Pilots Gambling in Ready Room
1943

Exhibitions: 40

Daguerreotype to Digital: Photographs from the Collection
Brett Knappe, curator
2005
Gordon Parks At Home and Abroad: A Small Selection
Brett Knappe, curator
2006
Teaching Gallery: Senior Session
2009
Teaching Gallery: Selected Works in Honor of African American History Month
2011
Teaching Gallery: Voicing America
2013
Art for Kansas: Building the Collection, 1988-1998 (Recent Acquisitions)
Susan Earle, curator
John Pultz, curator
1998–1999
Intersections of Race and Gender
Erin Barnett, curator
Rachel Epp Buller, curator
Douglas Steward, curator
1999
Google Art Project
2016
Introduction to Sociology
1999
Brosseau Center for Learning: In Conversation with the 2016 KU Common Book
2016
Black Lives Matter
Kate Meyer, curator
2020
Brosseau Center for Learning: Photographs from the early-mid 1900s
2022
Art for Social Change
Julie Myers, curator
2014
Through the Lens: Photographs of African American Experience, 1950-1970
April Watson, curator
2015–2016
Brosseau Center for Learning: Citizen: In Conversation with the 2017-18 KU Common Book
2018
Crossroad: The Art of Gordon Parks
2010
Embodiment
Stephen Goddard, curator
2005–2006
Teaching Gallery: Let's Focus
2010
The Body and the Lens: Photography 1839 to the Present
John Pultz, curator
1995
The Body and the Lens: Photography 1839 to the Present
John Pultz, curator
1997
The Body and the Lens: Photography 1839 to the Present
John Pultz, curator
1998
The Body and the Lens: Photography 1839 to the Present
John Pultz, curator
1998–1999
The Body and the Lens: Photography 1839 to the Present
John Pultz, curator
1999
American Dream
Celka Straughn, curator
2017
Brosseau Center for Learning: On Whiteness...
Kristan Hanson, curator
Najmeh Moradiyan-Rizi, curator
2019
Brosseau Center for Learning: In Conversation with the 2017-18 KU Common Book
2017
Brosseau Center for Learning: Photography from the Collection
2023
Brosseau Center for Learning: In Conversation with Black Writing
2023
A New York Picture Post: Gotham in the 20th Century
Brett Knappe, curator
2007
xy
Kris Ercums, curator
2009
Windows: Photographs from the Collection
John Pultz, curator
1999–2000
Brosseau Center for Learning: Photography in the US, late 1940s–1970
2023
Signs of Religious Faith: Photographs from the Collection
Elissa Anderson, curator
2001–2002
The Family in Photography
Stefanie Vigil, curator
1997–1998
Teaching Gallery: Picturing Poverty
2007
Teaching Gallery: International Environmental Film Festival
2012
Teaching Gallery: Photography, Japanese Prints, Brazil, Urban Planning
2014
Brosseau Center for Learning: Populist Art in the Americas
2020
Celebrating the Spencer: Friends Acquisitions
Beverly Joyce, curator
Jean Rosenthal, curator
1997–1998
Conversation VI: Unbinding the Fetish
Ellen Raimond, curator
2009