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New Gordon Parks exhibit arrives in Atlanta
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A new exhibit on display in Atlanta is celebrating the 70th anniversary of Life magazine publishing Gordon Parks' iconic photo essay of Black American life in the Jim Crow South.
Key facts
- Jackson Fine Art's Gordon Parks: The South in Color exhibit will feature more than 30 photographs from Parks' series and present a new set of photos published by the Gordon Parks Foundation
- A new exhibit on display in Atlanta is celebrating the 70th anniversary of Life magazine publishing Gordon Parks' iconic photo essay of Black American life in the Jim Crow South
- The exhibit, curated by artist Dawoud Bey, includes photos from the 1956 Life magazine spread that followed the Thornton family and their extended relatives in and around Mobile, Alabama
- Go: The exhibit will be on display through June 13
Summary
The photographs of Black families carrying out their day-to-day activities forced readers to confront the human reality of de jure segregation. Jackson Fine Art's Gordon Parks: The South in Color exhibit will feature more than 30 photographs from Parks' series and present a new set of photos published by the Gordon Parks Foundation. Visitors will have a chance to view photos that have not been published, as well as Parks' most recognized works. The exhibit, curated by artist Dawoud Bey, includes photos from the 1956 Life magazine spread that followed the Thornton family and their extended relatives in and around Mobile, Alabama.