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History of photographer Gordon Parks
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1
In 1951, this magazine hired GP to cover crime in Harlem, NY.
Life
Time
Vogue
2
What was the profession of GP's second wife?
model
photographer
3
GP's work is often described as having what?
vanity
humanity
dignity
4
Why did GP go to Brazil?
to photograph fashion
to photograph poverty in South America
5
Elijah Muhammad was the leader of which controversial group in the 1950s and 1960s.
Black Panthers
Nation of Islam
6
Which family member of GP died in a plane crash?
his brother
his oldest son
7
The book A Choice of Weapons was written to reflect what?
that photography was stronger than violence
that guns kill people
8
What did the readers of Life magazine send to Flavio?
money
food and clothing
9
In 1952, Life sent GP to Paris. What would he be inspired to do there?
Photograph Fashion and Artists
Write Music and Poetry
10
What is significant about the film The Learning Tree?
it won 4 academy awards
1st major motion picture by African American
11
GP's first wife, Sally, was supportive of his career and interests?
Yes
No
12
How many children did they have?
one
none
13
Sally and GP had how many children?
4
3
14
Which of these is not a talent of GP's?
writing
painting
dance
music
15
GP's editor at Harper and Row had a special connection. What was that connection?
Husband and Wife
Father and son
16
What did GP ask Frank Murphy permission to do?
photograph formal fashions
photograph his wife
17
Why did GP move to Chicago?
to create music
to photograph poverty
18
Why was money not enough to keep Flavio out of poverty?
he lost the money
money does not solve poverty
19
In what city did GP buy his first camera?
Seattle
Chicago
20
What were two of GP's first jobs?
piano player
photographer
porter on a train
farmer
21
What was the name of the boy from the favelas that GP helped?
Francisco
Flavio
22
How did Flavio and GP maintain a friendship?
they lived together
they wrote letters
23
Why did GP deny the Black Panthers job offer?
He did not agree with their politics
he was already working for the Nation of Islam
24
Which company gave GP his first art show?
Eastman Kodak
Murphy's Department Store
25
What happened to the roll of film from Murphy's?
double exposed all but one frame
overexposed
26
GP was the godfather to which Nation of Islam member's daughter?
Malcolm X
Elijah Muhammad
27
What year was Gordon Parks (GP) born?
1912
1921
28
Why did GP move from Kansas to Minnesota at age 15?
His mother died
His whole family moved.
29
GP wrote a novel about rural life in Kansas, what was the title?
The Family Tree
The Learning Tree
30
GP wrote an essay on a southern sharecropper named Willie Causey. What happened after?
They were run out of town
Life readers donated $30,000
31
What was significant about GP's birth?
He was a twin
Still born
32
GP wrote and choreographed a ballet about what?
Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King assassination
Civil rights movement
33
This magazine hired him for fashion photography?
Harpers Bazaar
Vogue
34
His poverty photographs in Chicago caught the eye of Roy Stryker at?
Life Magazine
FSA
35
Two things shaped GP's life and he cherishes them.
joy and anguish
poverty and accolades
success and children