Gordon Parks
Gordon Parks was a photographer, filmmaker, and writer whose autobiographical novel The Learning Tree drew on his Kansas childhood to create a moving account of Black rural life and coming of age. He was a pioneering figure in multiple American art forms.
Works
- The Learning TreeNovel following a Kansas Black boy's coming of age amid racism and personal tragedy
- A Choice of WeaponsAutobiography of a polymath artist chronicling his journey from poverty to photographic mastery
- To Smile in AutumnPoetry collection reflecting on aging, memory, and beauty across the seasons of life
- Voices in the MirrorAutobiography continuing Gordon Parks' life story from creative triumph to global influence
- Shannon