Part 1
1) On the day Gordon Parks was born, how did the doctor save Gordon's life?
The doctor saved his live by having his sister dunk him in a tub of iced water.
2) Where was Gordon born? (What state?)
He was born in Fort Scott, Kansas
3) What did Gordon's class adviser, Ms. McClintock, tell him about college?
Since he was colored, it would be a waste of money because not only would he be racially profiled, he probably did not have the intellect to learn anything as he "wasn't college material".
4) How old was Gordon when his mother died?
He was 14 years old.
5) Where did Gordon move after his mother died?
He moved to Minnesota.
6) Did Gordon graduate from college?
He did not.
7) How did Gordon begin his fashion photography career?
He visited Frank Murphy, and Murphy's wife offered to let him shoot models, which in return surprised them with how good Parks' photos came out.
8) What is a "double exposure?"
When two exposures are made on the same film; when the camera shutter opens twice.
9) Who was boxer Joe Louis?
A heavyweight boxing champion whose wife encouraged Parks to move to Chicago to continue his career there.
10) What instrument did Gordon play?
He played the piano.
11) What was the purpose of the Farm Security Administration?
To document the conditions of farms of the South during the Great Depression.
12) When Roy Stryker hired Gordon for the FSA, what was Stryker's first assignment for Gordon in Washington, D.C.?
To buy a top hat, eat at the restaurant across the street, and to go watch a movie.
13) Who was Ella Watson?
Ella Watson was the model in the painting "American Gothic".
From his feelings of racial segregation and discrimination he has experienced throughout his life.
15) What did Gordon learn from Stryker about photography?
That the camera can be wielded to fight for civil rights, as well as how much emotion a photograph can capture and induce.
Part 2
16) When did the FSA shut down?
The FSA shut down in 1946.
17) After Gordon moved to New York, what magazine did he shoot for?
Gordon shot for the fashion magazine Vogue.
18) Who was the picture editor of Life Magazine when Gordon walked into the Life Magazine office?
The picture editor was Wilson Hicks when Gordon walked in.
19) What was the first major story Parks covered for Life Magazine?
His first major story was on the Harlem 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?
He was influenced by Picasso, Moliere, Prokofiev, Debussy, Bach, Ravel, Rachmaninoff, Pablo Neruda, etc.
21) How did Parks shoot fashion when he lived in France?
He let the models move around and he moved around with them keeping them in focus in the camera.
22) Where was Parks' concerto performed?
It was performed in Venice
23) Who was Parks' second wife? (Who was her father? What did she do?)
Elizabeth Campbell; she was model
24) How old was Flavio de Silva when Parks met him?
12 years old
25) When did Parks meet Flavio?
1961
26) Where did Flavio live when Parks first met Flavio and his family?
He lived in the slums in Brazil
27) How is Gloria Vanderbilt? Who is her famous son? Who are her ancestors?
She was an artist. Her son is Anderson Cooper, who is the anchor of CNN News. Her ancestors are Vanderbilts and her parents are Gloria Morgan and Reginald Claypoole Vanderbilt.
28) How did Vanderbilt describe their relationship?
She described it as being a reunion with an old friend they haven’t met in a long time, because they did not have to act with common manners when meeting a new person for the first time.
Part 3+4
1) What is your definition of successful?
My definition of successful is to accomplish goals that you have set for yourself.
2) What have you given up to become successful?
I have given up a lot of time that I could have spent doing things in occasions to become successful in other occasions.
3) What did Parks give up to become successful?
He gave up a lot of his family time with his wife and children to become successful
4) Who was Genevieve Young's father?
Her father was one of the founding members of the United Nations and VK Wellington Kok.
5) How much was Parks advanced to write his first book (and eventual best-selling autobiography)?
He was offered $10,000 to write his first book.
6) How much money did Elijah Muhammad offer Parks to do a story on The Nation of Islam?
A million dollars.
7) Why did Parks refuse the money?
He was afraid Muhammad would influence him to do the story.
8) What was significant about the movie The Learning Tree?
The lead actor in the movie was African American.
9) What was significant about the character Shaft?
Everyone knew who Shaft was because of his unique personality and how he would act before thinking
10) What was Gordon Parks' choice of weapons?
His choice of “weapon” was his camera.
11) What reason did Genevieve Young give for the divorce?
She claimed he was traveling too much and did not spend enough time with her.
12) In 1984, Parks directed Solomon Northrup's Odyssey. What recent feature film told the same story?
12 Years A Slave told the same story.
13) Who was Gordon Parks Jr.?
Gordon Parks’ son.
14) What is your favorite Gordon Parks photo?
My favorite photo of Gordon Parks’ is his photo named “American Gothic”
15) What will you remember about Gordon Parks in ten years?
That he inspired many people and the way he took photos.
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