3 posts tagged “seattle”
Show us something by your favorite artist.
Submitted by Miss Parker.
Gordon Parks is my favorite artist. The above is a photo he took while shooting for the WPA. He got his first camera in Seattle, WA. He has been credited for either saying:
"I bought my first camera in a pawn shop there. It was a Voigtlander Brilliant and cost $12.50. With such a brand name, I could not resist."
OR
"I bought my first camera in Seattle, Washington. Only paid about seven dollars and fifty cents for it."
He established his reputation as a world-renowned photojournalist for Life Magazine, as the first African-American to work as a staff photographer. At Life he chronicled the Civil Rights movement for two decades. His work for Vogue magazine established him as a master of fashion photography. In 1970 he helped found Essence magazine and was its editorial director from 1970 to 1973.
Here some of his work for Life:
Shaft (1971) and The Learning Tree (1969) are his two best know films. The Learning Tree was among the 25 films placed on the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress in 1989. He went on to direct other films, to author several books, and to write original musical compositions, film scores, and a ballet.
Later in life he started to work with color and Photoshop:
Gordon Parks died on March 7, 2006.
Seattle Mind Camp 3.0 is starting to take shape, and we are ready to announce the date and venue. We have recently been getting quite a few inquiries, so here goes:
Seattle Mind Camp 3.0 will take place on November 11-12 at the Youngstown Cultural Arts Center, the same venue that hosted Mind Camp 2.0.
Mark your calendars and save the date. Oh, and tickets? We will release the first round of ticket sales on Monday, August 28, 2006. We will be opening up about half of our tickets for early purchase at a discount. Start spreading the word and letting people know about Mind Camp 3.0.
Sponsors? We are looking for you - contact us if you are interested in helping make Mind Camp 3.0 happen.
