Half Past Autumn - Gordon Parks pt 1 and 2

Half Past Autumn - Gordon Parks pt 1

On the day Gordon Parks was born, how did the doctor save Gordon's life?

The doctor puts Gordon Parks into cold ice bath to see if he was alive and would cry, saving his life.

Where was Gordon born? (what state?) 

Gordon was born in Fort Scott( state: Kansas).

What did Gordon's class adviser, Ms. McClintock, tell him about college?

The adviser Ms. McClintock said that very few African Americans go to college and it wasn't worth his parents money.

How old was Gordon when his mother died?

His mother died when he was fifteen.

Where did Gordon move after his mother died?

Parks left Kansas and moved north to St. Paul, Minnesota, to live with an older sister.

Did Gordon graduate from college?

No, Gordon Parks never went to collage. He was a high school drop out. But later, He received a doctrines degree in Fine Arts.

How did Gordon begin his fashion photography career?

His early fashion photographs caught the attention of Marva Louis, wife of the boxing champion Joe Louis, who encouraged Parks to move to a larger city.

What is a "double exposure?"

It is the repeated exposure of film to light, which leads to white, ghostly pictures.

Who was boxer Joe Louis?

The elegant wife of heavyweight boxing champion Marva Louis,Joe Louis.She encouraged Parks to move to Chicago in 1940, where he began a portrait business and specialized in photographs of society women.

What instrument did Gordon play?

The piano.

What was the purpose of the Farm Security Administration?

The purpose of the Farm Security Administration to combat American poverty and document it.

When Roy Stryker hired Gordon for the FSA, what was Stryker's first assignment for Gordon in Washington, D.C.?

Buy a topcoat, get something to eat, and go watch a movie and tell Stryker what he thought about it.

Who was Ella Watson?

An African American woman who worked as a maid in the FSA building he talked to Stryker in.

What was the inspiration for Grant Wood's American Gothic?

A little wood farmhouse, where he imagined people with long stretched faces in front of it.

What did Gordon learn from Stryker about photography?

He learned how to approach people when he wanted to take photographs of them.

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Half Past Autumn - Gordon Parks pt 2

16. When did the FSA shut down?

In 1946, the FSA shut down.

17. After Gordon moved to New York, what magazine did he shoot for?

Vogue

18. Who was the picture editor of Life Magazine when Gordon walked into the Life Magazine office?

A young Harlem gang leader.

19. What was the first major story Parks covered for Life Magazine?

Boston Museum of Fine Arts.

20. Who were some of the artists that Gordon Parks mentioned influenced his work after he moved to the Paris Life Magazine bureau? 

Bernard, Picasso, Van Gogh were some of the artists that influenced his work.

21. How did Parks shoot fashion when he lived in France?
He shot fashion by following the models and adjusting to their movements.

22.Where was Parks' concerto performed?
Venice, Italy.

23. Who was Parks' second wife? (Who was her father? What did she do?)
Elizabeth Campbell. Her father was Parks' boss and she modeled for a living.

24. How old was Flavio de Silva when Parks met him?
12 years old.

25. When did Parks meet Flavio?
When he went to Brazil for Life magazine to document poverty.

26. Where did Flavio live when Parks first met Flavio and his family?
In the slums of Brazil.

27. How is Gloria Vanderbilt? Who is her famous son? Who are her ancestors?
A romantic acquaintance who was a painter.

28. How did Vanderbilt describe their relationship?
She described their relationship as filled with love and mutual respect.

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