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This photograph illustrates Kansas born photographer, musician, writer and film director Gordon Parks (1912-2006) directing the 1968 film "The Learning Tree". Born in Fort Scott, Kansas, Parks spent much of his youth with relatives in St. Paul, Minnesota where he began establishing himself capturing high fashion and social political movements including the deaths of Malcom X and Martin Luther King Jr.
Date: 1968
This photograph can be used as a jumping off point to discuss Parks and all of his artistic endeavors such as writing, directing, and photography.
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Item Number: 803
Call Number: B Parks, Gordon *1
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 803
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Authors
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Filmmakers
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Photographers
Collections - Photograph
Curriculum - 4th Grade Standards - Kansas History Standards - Individuals and developments (Benchmark 1) - Notable Kansans (Indicator 1)
Date - 1960s - 1968
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
People - African Americans
People - Notable Kansans - Parks, Gordon, 1912-2006
Places - Cities and towns - Fort Scott
Thematic Time Period - The Sixties and Vietnam, 1961 - 1975
Type of Material - Photographs
http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/803
