Bibliograph

Gordon Parks, how the photographer captured black and white America, Carole Boston Weatherford ; illustrations by Jamey Christoph

Type

Label

Gordon Parks, how the photographer captured black and white America, Carole Boston Weatherford ; illustrations by Jamey Christoph

Language

eng

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

resource.interestAgeLevel

5-8

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Gordon Parks

Oclc number

889688531

Responsibility statement

Carole Boston Weatherford ; illustrations by Jamey Christoph

Sub title

how the photographer captured black and white America

Summary

Gordon Parks is most famous for being the first black director in Hollywood. But before he made movies and wrote books, he was a poor African American looking for work. When he bought a camera, his life changed forever. He taught himself how to take pictures and before long, people noticed

Target audience

pre adolescent

Classification