Gordon Parks was born in 1912, Fort
Scott, Kansas. He was a man of many
talents--author, poet, photographer,
musician, composer and film producer.

In 1993, he was awarded a honorary high school degree at Lawrence High School, Lawrence, Kansas.

Other Resources:

Viewing 'The Learning Tree' helps
Kansas legend remember his roots
http://library.lhs.usd497.org/Gordon%20Parks.htm

Gordon Parks interview, part 1
http://www.6newslawrence.com/stories
/2004/jun/17/parks1/
Thursday, June 17, 2004
Parks says he is currently working on a book of poetry.

Gordon Parks interview, part 2
http://www.6newslawrence.com/stories/2004/jun/17/parks2/
Thursday, June 17, 2004Parks discusses the differences between writing prose and poetry.

Gordon Parks
http://www.galegroup.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/parks_g.htm

Ella Watson, U.S. Government Charwoman
Photographer: Gordon Parks
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/fsahtml/fachap07.htmlm

GORDON PARKS (1912-)
http://www.temple.edu/photo/photographers/parks2/

Gordon Parks: Memories Left Behind http://www.pdngallery.com/legends/parks/

‘A Hungry Heart’
At 93, William Allen White Award-winner Gordon Parks still eager to tell stories
http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2006/feb/05/hungry_heart/

Despite Roadblocks, Parks Embraced Life
By Mindie Paget, Terry Rombeck.
http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2006/mar/12/
despite_roadblocks_parks_embraced_life/

HALF PAST AUTUMN: January 6, 1998
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/entertainment/jan-june98/
gordon_1-6.html

Gordon Parks: A Kansas Portrait
http://www.kshs.org/portraits/parks_gordon.htm

Nearly a Year After Father’s Death, Son Visits Gordon Parks’
Boyhood Home
http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2007/jan/28/nearly_year_after_fathers_death_
son_visits_gordon_/?living