Half Past Autumn - Gordon Parks pt 1

1. On the day Gordon Parks was born, how did the doctor save Gordon's life?

Gordon Parks was saved by being dumped into a bucket of ice water.

2. Where was Gordon born? (what state?)

Kansas.

3. What did Gordon's college adviser, Ms. McClintock tell him about college?

Ms. Mclintock said that college was not for African Americans

4. How old was Gordon when his mother died?

About 15

5. Where did Gordon move after his mother died?

St. Paul, Minnesota

6. Did Gordon graduate from college?

Yes, From Princeton.

7. How did Gordon begin his fashion photography career?

He asked models to take pictures of

8. What is a "double exposure?"

Double exposure is the repeated exposure of a photographic plate or film to light, often 

producing ghost images.

9. Who was boxer Joe Louis?

Joe Louis was one of the greatest heavyweight boxers of all time.  His wife encouraged Parks to move to Chicago and shoot there.

10. What instrument did Gordon play?

Piano

11. What was the purpose of the Farm Security Administration?

The purpose was to show America the conditions of the Great Depression.

12. When Roy Stryker hired Gordon for the FSA, what was Stryker's first assignment for 

Gordon in Washington, D.C.?

He had to go to a store to buy a suit, eat at a nearby restaurant, and go to a movie theater.

13. Who was Ella Watson?

Ella Watson was the woman standing in front of the American flag holding a broom and a 

mop.

14. What was the inspiration for Grant Wood's American Gothic?

The inspiration came from the feelings of racial segregation and discrimination he saw throughout his life. 

15. What did Gordon learn from Stryker about photography?

To combat injustices of race and the emotion it can capture.