PARKS, Gordon - Collected Works. Study Edition - NOT USED, IN ORIGINAL PACKAGE!

Personal statement by US-American photographer Gordon PARKS

"I’m not angry now because I’ve said what I had to say and the way I wanted to say it. I’ve said it through photography. I’ve said it in books. I’ve said it in films. I say it in music. I say it in poetry. No, I wouldn’t want to see any other boy or girl suffer what I’ve suffered. But, if I had to do it all over again, I wouldn’t have come another way.” (Gordon PARKS)

Background information

"Working first for the 'Farm Security Administration' and later for 'Life' magazine, he specialized in extended-narrative picture stories on difficult subject matter. Covering crime, poverty, segregation, the politics of race and class, and controversial personalities, Gordon PARKS became legendary for his ability to meld penetrating insight with a lyrical aesthetic. He was thus able to introduce a broad and diverse public to people, issues and ideas they might otherwise have ignored. Gordon PARKS was remarkably versatile, traveling the world to photograph news events and fashion, as well as the worlds of art, literature, music, theater and film. Later in life, he reconceived his vision in fundamentally personal and poetic terms, producing color photographs that were allusive rather than descriptive, symbolic rather than literal.

Content

"This five-volume collection surveys five decades of Gordon PARKS’ photography. It is the most extensive publication to document his legendary career. Widely recognized as the most important and influential African-American photographer of the 20th century, Gordon PARKS combined a unique documentary and artistic style with a profound commitment to social justice." (© Steidl Verlag, 2017)

About US-American photographer, Gordon PARKS (1912-2006)

Photo books by as well as with works by Gordon PARKS