Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/11/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]How right you are! And it's fascinating that he's probably better known today for his film making than for his stunning photojournalism. Had he never taken another image after he shot that iconic image of the black government 'cleaning lady' standing with her broom in front of the American flag - a la Grant Wood - he would deserve a spot in the photo hall of fame. -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of John Mason Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2004 1:26 PM To: Leica list Subject: [Leica] Happy Birthday Gordon Parks Listening to the radio this morning, I was reminded that today (30 November) is Gordon Parks's birthday, an event we all can celebrate. There's a nice retrospective on the PDN site: <http://www.pdngallery.com/legends/parks/intro_set.shtml> --John ===== J Mason Charlottesville, Virginia >>Democracy of Speed, a Photo Documentary Project: http://www.people.virginia.edu/~ds8s/john-m/john-m.html __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? All your favorites on one personal page - Try My Yahoo! http://my.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information