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Segregation stories: Gordon Parks in the US south
The great photographer documented black family life in postwar Alabama – and the dignity and resilience people showed under discriminatory Jim Crow laws
TL;DR
- Exhibition "Gordon Parks: The South in Colour" at Jackson Fine Art, Atlanta.
- Features previously unshown works alongside recognized pieces from Parks' Segregation Story series.
- Commemorates the 70th anniversary of Parks' landmark images of the segregated US south in Life magazine.
- Highlights the 20th anniversary of The Gordon Parks Foundation.
- Parks used a Rolleiflex camera and shot in color to capture the lives of the Thornton family and others under Jim Crow laws.
- Parks' career spanned over 50 years, with notable work for Life magazine and films like The Learning Tree and Shaft.
- The exhibition aims to deepen the emotional and historical resonance of Parks' work, showcasing the dignity and resilience of black life.
- Parks' personal experiences with poverty, segregation, and loss influenced his art.