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Gordon Parks Biography
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1912 |
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Born: Fort Scott, KS
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1942 |
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Farm Security Administration photographer, Washington, D.C.
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1947 |
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First book, Flash Photography
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1948 |
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Book: Camera Portraits: Techniques and Principles of Documentary Portraiture
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1944 - 1949 |
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Worked for Vogue doing freelance fashion photography
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1955 |
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Composed his first “Concerto for Piano and Orchestra.”
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1956 |
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Piano Concerto performed in Venice
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1960 |
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Photographer of the Year Award from The American Society of Magazine Photos
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1963 |
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The Learning Tree published
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1966 |
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Received “Notable Book Award” from the American Library Association
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1967 |
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Composed “Tree Symphony”
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1968 |
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Received Emmy Award for his film: Diary of a Harlem Family (documentary)
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1969 |
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Film: The Learning Tree, opens in New York
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1972 |
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Awarded the Spingarn Award from the NAACP
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1984 |
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Inducted into NAACP Hall of Fame
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1988 |
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Received the National Medal of the Arts presented by President Ronald Reagan
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2002 |
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Inducted into the International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum in Oklahoma City, OK
Received the Jackie Robinson Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award.
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2012
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The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC (solo)
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2011
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Wattis Institute for Contemporary Art, San Francisco, CA
Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, FL
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2010
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Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach, CA
Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York, NY
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2009
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The Gallery at Hermes, New York, NY (solo)
Jenkins Johnson Gallery, New York, NY
ICP International Center of Photography, New York, NY
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2008
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Grand Rapids Art Museum, Grand Rapids, MI (solo)
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY
National Portrait Gallery, Washington, DC
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2007
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Cantor Arts Center, Stanford, CA (solo)
Flo Peters Gallery, Hamburg, Germany
Keith de Lellis Gallery, New York, NY
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
ArteF Fine Art Photography Gallery, Zurich, Switzerland
Kunsthalle Wien, Wien, Austria
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2006
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Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
Encontros da Imagem, Braga, Portugal
Fondazione FORMA per la Fotografia, Milano, Italy
Galerie f 5,6, Munchen, Germany
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2005
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Lee Gallery, Boston, MA
ICP International Center of Photography, New York, NY
Forum für Fotografie, Koln, Germany
Oakland Museum of California, Oakland, CA
Galerie Stephen Hoffman, Munchen, Germany
The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
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2004
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Guggenheim, New York, NY
ICP International Center of Photography, New York, NY
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2003
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George Eastman House, Rochester, NY (solo)
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2002
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Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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2001
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Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, OH
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2000
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Michael C. Carlos Museum, Atlanta, GA
New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, LA
California African American Museum, Los Angeles, CA
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1999
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Detroit Museum of Arts, Detroit, MI
Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, FL
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1998
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The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Minnesota Museum of American Art, St. Paul, MN
Museum of the City of New York, New York, NY
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