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Article: The living tree: Gordon Parks, at age 92, is among the world's most influential, grounded and multidimensional African-American photographers of his time.(Artist profile: Gordon Parks)(Biography)
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- Art Business News
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- September 1, 2004
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Like a majestic redwood tree, acclaimed photographer Gordon Parks has spent a lifetime cultivating his deep roots and branching out his creative talents to become one of the most influential African-American artists of his time.
In 92 years of an incredibly full life, Parks has moved from a beginning of poverty in rural Kansas to a place in the history books as an award-winning photographer, writer, composer and filmmaker with 14 books, eight films, dozens of musical compositions, a ballet and countless photography exhibitions under his belt.
Parks was born as the youngest of 15 children on Nov. 30, 1912, in Fort Scott, Kan. Though his family was poor, ...