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(PHOTOGRAPHY.) PARKS, GORDON.
Boy with shirt on his head (sup-
plied title).
10 x 7
1
/
2
inches; stamp “Life Photo by Gordon Parks” on reverse.
Np, circa 1950’s-1960’s
[1,000/1,500]
Gordon Parks (1912-2006) was one of the 20th century’s most accomplished men. Recognized as a
first-class photographer, Parks was an accomplished writer, musician and poet, as well as an award-
winning movie director. His film 1971 film “Shaft” broke ground for all black films and gave birth to
a new genre of “Blaxploitation films.”
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