The Work and Legacy of The Gordon Parks Foundation
Yínká Elújọba, The Brooklyn Rail
October 2020
Two men; colleagues, collaborators, and friends for several decades. One a photographer, filmmaker, and humanitarian; the other a writer, editor, documentary producer. They met while working together at Life magazine, and despite a 16-year age difference, became confidants. In his early 90s, the photographer, having lived a rich life making some of the most important images of his generation, decided to speak with his writer friend about the possibility of creating a foundation that would continue his work and legacy. […]