Gordon Parks: How the Photographer Captured Black and White America

Gordon Parks: How the Photographer Captured Black and White AmericaHis white teacher tells her all black class, You'll all wind up porters and waiters. What did she know? Gordon Parks is most famous for being the first black director in Hollywood. But before he made movies and wrote books, he was a poor African American looking for work. When he bought a camera, his life changed forever. He taught himself how to take pictures and before long, people noticed. His success as a fashion photographer landed him a job

His white teacher tells her all-black class, You'll all wind up porters and waiters. What did she know? Gordon Parks is most famous for being the first black director in Hollywood. But before he made movies and wrote books, he was a poor African American looking for work. When he bought a camera, his life changed forever. He taught himself how to take pictures and before long, people noticed. His success as a fashion photographer landed him a job working for the government. In Washington DC, Gordon went looking for a subject, but what he found was segregation. He and others were treated differently because of the color of their skin. Gordon wanted to take a stand against the racism he observed. With his camera in hand, he found a way. Told through lyrical verse and atmospheric art, this is the story of how, with a single photograph, a self-taught artist got America to take notice.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
Published: 02/01/2015
ISBN: 9780807530177
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 10.20h x 8.40w x 0.40d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 12/22/2014
Kirkus Reviews 01/01/2015
School Library Journal 02/01/2015 pg. 124
Booklist 02/01/2015 pg. 42
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 05/01/2015
Horn Book Magazine 05/01/2015 pg. 133
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2015 pg. 194 - Superior,Well Above Average
PW Children's Starred Reviews 12/02/2015 pg. 47

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