Gordon Parks Died

By Trula on March 7th, 2006

He’s one of my heros too, just like Octavia Butler!! OMG, I am so sad.

I cut this from a newspaper article on him a few years ago. It affected me so deeply I taped it up and carried it around in my planner from that day on:

From USA Today:
Gordon Parks was simply one of the outstanding photographers of the 20th century, equally adept at capturing images of poverty or fashion, celebrities or social change, breaking news or contemplative abstractions.
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Trula

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2 Responses to “Gordon Parks Died”

  1. The Humanity Critic
    Mar 8th, 2006 at 12:47 pm

    WOW, I just learned that brother died by reading your blog. Damn man, that’s messed up. R.I.P Gordon.

  2. Trula
    Mar 8th, 2006 at 3:01 pm

    Yes, RIP

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