Unity

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"Documenting the Blues in the Mississippi Delta"

Photo: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/03/27/documenting-the-blues-in-the-mississippi-delta/?module=BlogPost-Title&version=Blog%20Main&contentCollection=Multimedia&action=Click&pgtype=Blogs&region=Body#slideshow/100000003595848/100000003595864

This photo's overall feeling conveys a sense of unity. All the elements of art seem to fall together and complete the photo. Though the shack depicted is abandoned, the photo is able to bring out the hidden beauty.

Variety

variety uses multiple artistic elements to hold the viewers attention 

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Rhythm

rhythm brings together multiple artistic elements to create organized movement 

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Gordon Parks: Movie Notes Part 3

1. What is your definition of successful?
   To be successful is to feel accomplished and happy with your life.
2. What have you given up to become successful?
   Sometimes I must give up shallow joy to achieve deeper happiness. 
3. What did Parks give up to become successful?
   He gave up the stability of his personal life. 
4. Who was Genevieve Young's father?
   Her father was a Chinese diplomat. 
5. How much was Parks advanced to write his first book (and eventual best-selling autobiography)?
   He was advanced five thousand dollars. 
6. How much money did Elijah Muhammad offer Parks to do a story on The Nation of Islam?
   Five million dollars.
7. Why did Parks refuse the money?
   He refused the money because he knew if he accepted, Elijah Muhammad would totally control him.
8. What was significant about the movie The Learning Tree?
   It was the first Hollywood film produced and directed by an African American.
9. What was significant about the character Shaft?
   He was African American, which was unusual.
10. What was Gordon Parks' choice of weapons?
    He used film, photography, and writing. 
11. What reason did Genevieve Young give for the divorce?
    It felt like she was in a "washing machine." She never knew what was going to happen next, and it also set back her career. 
12. In 1984, Parks directed Solomon Northrup's Odyssey. What recent feature film told the same story?
    12 Years A Slave
13. Who was Gordon Parks, jr?
    He was Gordon Parks' son, who was also a director, and died in a plane crash at age 44. 
14. What is your favorite Gordon Parks photo?
    His first fashion photo that was the only photo that wasn't double exposed. 
15. What will you remember about Gordon Parks in ten years?
    He beat the odds of being an African American during a racist time and became one of the best photographers in the nation. 

Proportion

proportion creates a sense of togetherness in the photo, even when dealing with different shapes and sizes

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Pattern and Repetition

pattern repeats a symbol throughout the photo, and repetition utilizes pattern to bring the photo to life 

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Movement

movement in a photo guides the viewer's eye through a picture

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Emphasis

emphasis in the photo catches the audiences attention 

Balance

balance makes the photo look evenly distributed and gives a sense of stability 

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Gordon Parks Part 2

16. When did the FSA shut down?
Soon after 1941.

17. After Gordon moved to New York, what magazine did he shoot for?
He shot for Vogue.

18. Who was the picture editor of Life Magazine when Gordon walked into the Life Magazine office?
Wilson Hicks was the picture editor. 

19. What was the first major story Parks covered for Life Magazine?
He covered crime, and photographed stories of Harlem's gang leader.

20. Who were some of the artists that Gordon Parks mentioned influenced his work after he moved to 
the Paris Life Magazine bureau? 

21. How did Parks shoot fashion when he lived in France?
He began using movement with his models. 

22.Where was Parks' concerto performed?
Venice.

23. Who was Parks' second wife? (Who was her father? What did she do?)
His second wife was Elizabeth Campbell, a model. 

24. How old was Flavio de Silva when Parks met him?
He was 12. 

25. When did Parks meet Flavio?
In 1961.

26. Where did Flavio live when Parks first met Flavio and his family?
He lived in the Brazilian slums. 

27. How is Gloria Vanderbilt? Who is her famous son? Who are her ancestors?
She was a painter from a very prestigious family, the Vanderbilts. Her famous son is Anderson Cooper. 

28. How did Vanderbilt describe their relationship?
They said they had a connection, and they were each others' muse. 

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Gordon Parks

1. On the day Gordon Parks was born, how did the doctor save Gordon's life?
   The doctor plunged his body into an icy tub of water.
2. Where was Gordon born? (what state?)
   He was born in Kansas.
3. What did Gordon's college adviser, Ms. McClintock tell him about college?
   She said he shouldn't even try to attend college, that it was a waste of his parents' money, and that very few Negros ever went.
4. How old was Gordon when his mother died?
   Gordon was fourteen.
5. Where did Gordon move after his mother died?
   He went to live with some relatives. but was soon kicked to the curb to live on his own.
6. Did Gordon graduate from college?
   Yes.
7. How did Gordon begin his fashion photography career?
   He went to Frank Murphy's and straight up told them he wanted to photograph fashion.
8. What is a "double exposure?"
   It's the repeated exposure of a photo, which usually means the photo looks like a ghost image.
9. Who was boxer Joe Louis?
   He was an American professional boxer and a World Champion in the heavyweight category.
10. What instrument did Gordon play?
    He played the piano, and composed classical pieces.
11. What was the purpose of the Farm Security Administration?
    Their purpose was to combat American rural poverty.
12. When Roy Stryker hired Gordon for the FSA, what was Stryker's first assignment for Gordon in Washington, D.C.?
13. Who was Ella Watson?
    An African American cleaning lady whom Gordon photographed.
14. What was the inspiration for Grant Wood's American Gothic?
    His inspiration is what is now known as the American Gothic House.
15. What did Gordon learn from Stryker about photography?
    He learned about humanity, and how to approach people. He also learned the people in front of the camera are always more important than the photographer her/himself.