The doctor put him in a tub of ice water which brought him back to life.Where was Gordon born? (what state?)
Gordon Parks was born in Kansas.
Gordon Parks was born in Kansas.
What did Gordon's college adviser, Ms. McClintock tell him about college?
Ms. McClintock told Park that he was wasting his parent's money if he wanted to go to college. She also said that very few Negros went to college and that they were not college material.
Ms. McClintock told Park that he was wasting his parent's money if he wanted to go to college. She also said that very few Negros went to college and that they were not college material.
How old was Gordon when his mother died?
Gordon was fifteen when his mother died.
Where did Gordon move after his mother died?
Gordon moved to Minnesota to live with his sister.
Where did Gordon move after his mother died?
Gordon moved to Minnesota to live with his sister.
Did Gordon graduate from college?
Gordon did not graduate from college. He did not finish high school.
Gordon did not graduate from college. He did not finish high school.
How did Gordon begin his fashion photography career?
Parks convinced the owner of a women's clothing store in St. Paul to hire him as a fashion photographer. His work impressed Marva Louis who encouraged him to move to a larger city.
Parks convinced the owner of a women's clothing store in St. Paul to hire him as a fashion photographer. His work impressed Marva Louis who encouraged him to move to a larger city.
What is a "double exposure?"
Double exposure is the repeated exposure of a photographic film to light, which can lead to ghost images.
Double exposure is the repeated exposure of a photographic film to light, which can lead to ghost images.
Who was boxer Joe Louis?
Gordon's early photographs caught the attention of Marva Louis who was the wife of Joe Louis. She encouraged Parks to move to a larger city.
Gordon's early photographs caught the attention of Marva Louis who was the wife of Joe Louis. She encouraged Parks to move to a larger city.
What instrument did Gordon play?
Gordon played the piano.
Gordon played the piano.
What was the purpose of the Farm Security Administration?
The Farm Security Administration was created to educate the rest of society about the conditions people lived in during the Great Depression.
The Farm Security Administration was created to educate the rest of society about the conditions people lived in during the Great Depression.
Who was Ella Watson?
Ella Watson was the women Gordon Parks photographed in his most famous photograph, American Gothic.
What was the inspiration for Grant Wood's American Gothic?
His inspiration came from what is now known as the American Gothic House.
His inspiration came from what is now known as the American Gothic House.
What did Gordon learn from Stryker about photography?
He "learned how to fight the evil of poverty - along with the evil of racism with a camera."
He "learned how to fight the evil of poverty - along with the evil of racism with a camera."
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