Half Past Autumn by Gordon Parks

Half Past Autumn Reviews

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  Eriq Salle

  This is truly an amazing book about an amazing man. One of the most underrated, multi-talented figures of our lifetime. Gordon Parks was an amazing photographer, poet, film director, composer, human rights champion and so much more. Half Past Autumn beautifully captures the scope of this incredible man and groundbreaking contributions he has made. Both the photos and text are exceptional. I highly recommend.
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  Cindy

  Stunning and inspirational! Gordon Parks is an impressive human being in every respect. Words fail me...
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  Debra

  I stumbled across Gordon Parks through an illustrated biography for children. The children's book captured my interest as he acquired an inexpensive camera and began capturing images of African Americans in a time period when these people were hidden and their lives unimportant. That book led me to acquire this book which not only represented his photography across a broad scope of time and interest. The accompanying writing leads you into a deeper view of his life, his art and his amazing scope of talent which includes music, film and writing.
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  Marci

  Compelling images and snippets of his life story. Gordon Parks was an extraordinary man.
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  Eric Wilson

  I'm ashamed to admit I'd never heard of Gordon Parks. This man's photography is diverse and stunning. His writing is poignant. His resume is impressive. And despite living through the 1950s and 60s, he exhibits such grace through his words and photos. I loved this book.
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  Robyn

  An amazingly rich and heavy tome, containing a multitude of photos and an essay by Philip Brookman. Also included here are Gordon's stories behind the photos, as well as some of his poetry and more recent work. The stories collected during his time photographing Flavio in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro (Life magazine, 1961) are truly heartrending.
  
  Parks is a great writer, and has published a few autobiographies which impart further insight into his varied career. Our arts book club recently read
  Choice of Weapons; I'm glad to have finally been introduced formally to his work and words.
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  Terry

  I saw Original Photos from this book at his show about 4 years back at the Cleveland Museum of Art. He is a master of being at the wrong place at the right time. His photographs look inside situations, persecution, and wars like he is a fearless warrior. Ready to observe but in the heat of the battle. Ready to risk everything to gain a photograph.
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  Troy

  Good lord, this is rough to look at. Gordon Parks has been everywhere, a true Renaissance man, but these chronicles grab you and don't let you go. Haunting and real, Parks tries to be "objective journalist", but how can you stay that way amidst the squalor and suffering?
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  Leba

  Fabulous artist way ahead of his time.
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  Jay

  A great retrospective of an American Master!
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  Tina

  My favorite photographer...