Title | : | Fields of Vision: The Photographs of Gordon Parks |
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ISBN | : | 1904832873 |
ISBN-10 | : | 9781904832874 |
Format Type | : | Kindle , Hardcover , Paperback , Audiobook & More |
Number of Pages | : | 64 |
Publication | : | First published January 1, 2011 |
Fields of Vision: The Photographs of Gordon Parks Reviews
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Another of the Library of Congress' Field of Vision series, this one is one of the best so far. What's amazing is to look at these photos knowing that Mr. Parks was a self-taught photographer who bought his first camera only shortly before joining the FSA project. Again, the shortcoming of this series is that it tells nothing about the photographers.
Most of these photos were shot in DC, Massachusetts, and New York. Interesting to see how he played with depth and angles even then, long before he got behind a movie camera.
Has anyone ever made a movie of Gordon Parks life? It would be a goldmine of fascination. I knew him for the movie Shaft and as co-founder of Essence magazine, but, according to Wiki he was also a poet, author, composer, painter, and more. From a homeless teenager working in brothels and flophouses to being a movie producer and BFFs (with benefits, or so it is rumored) with Gloria Vanderbilt must have been a long, colorful road. -
I really liked learning more about Gordon Parks. This book presented images that Parks took when he worked for Farm Security Administration and Office of War. They were great photographs that captured the everyday lives of people of all backgrounds during the early 1940s. I would have liked to see the images a little larger. The book is a small paperback (about 8 X 8 inches), but I do appreciate the affordable price that the size probably enabled. I also would have liked to see more of Parks works across the years in a book with this title. I understand that the Library of Congress published this book with the pictures from its collection, but it would have been nice if the book title reflected that the images were from this relatively short time in Park's long career.