Bryan Stevenson, founder of the Equal Justice Initiative, poses this question in an essay that opens an important new book of crime photos by the late Gordon Parks. “From the beginning, the ...

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — A newly-released book highlights the groundbreaking life of Kansas-born photojournalist and filmmaker, Gordon Parks. "Grit and Grace: Gordon Parks," by Overland Park resident Ann ...

What the gallery says: “Born into poverty and segregation in Fort Scott, Kansas, Gordon Parks was a humanitarian with a deep and life-long commitment to social justice. He rapidly developed a deeply ...

Looking for an artist whose entire career stood as an unvarnished portrait of America with the nation celebrating and mourning its 250th anniversary? Look no further than Gordon Parks. This voice ...

Gordon Parks, the first black American photojournalist for Life magazine and the first leading black filmmaker with movies such as The Learning Tree and Shaft, died on Tuesday at his home in New York.

Before Cassius Clay took the name Muhammad Ali, he was a 22-year-old who’d been rechristened “the champ,” the greatest boxer in the world. Long-time Life magazine photojournalist and renaissance man ...

A two-part exhibition at Jack Shainman Gallery sheds light on relatively obscure works by the master photographer, from colorful fashion imagery to portraits of Muhammad Ali, Helen Frankenthaler, and ...

“As our year became more and more problematic with all these horrific deaths of black people I wanted to contextualize [the exhibition],” says James Barron, the gallerist who is putting on the show.

Photo: Gordon Parks. Copyright: Courtesy of and copyright The Gordon Parks Foundation. I remember seeing a black and white photo of Diana Ross surrounded by her ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover art, design, culture and people. Alicia Keys, Swizz Beatz, and Spike Lee attend The Gordon Parks Foundation's Annual ...

A posthumous anthology of photo essays by the curator and art historian reveals the “troubling reality” of prejudice and the power of images to “undermine the very concept of difference.” By Holly ...