Half Past Autumn - Gordon Parks pt 1 and 2

1. Dr. Gordon submerged Gordon Parks, a stillborn baby, into ice-cold water.
2. Gordon Parks was born in Fort State, Kansas.
3. The adviser told him to that college isn't useful for black people, it won't get him anywhere.
4. His mother died when he was fourteen.
5. He moved in with his relatives.
6. He graduated
7. The photography clerk prompted him to pursue fashion photography.
8. Double exposure is the repeated exposure of a photographic plate or film to light, often producing ghost images.
9. Joe Louis's wife encourages Parks to move to Chicago.
10. Gordon Parks played the piano.
11. Farm Security Administration was an effort during the Depression to combat American rural poverty.
12. Stryker told Gordon to attempt to purchase a coat, try to dine at a fancy restaurant, and watch a movie. He failed at all 3 because he was black.
13. Ella Watson was a black person who cleaned the FSA building
14. The picture of Ella watson with her mop and broom in front of the american flag either inspired or was inspired by American Gothic
15. Gordon learned about subjects, how to get closer and more comfortable with subjects, and that the most important matter in the photograph is always the subject, not the photographer.