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Bare Witness: Photographs by Gordon Parks

Cantor Center for Visual Arts - Stanford

March 21-July 1, 2007

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Born in 1912 in Fort Scott, Kansas, Gordon Parks documented crime and poverty, as well as its opposite — glamour. An African American photographer, filmmaker, and author who began working professionally in the 1940s and contributed to magazines such as Life, Parks tackled the harsh truth and dignity of the black urban and rural poor in the United States. The exhibition, which comes from the collection of the Capital Group, is comprised of 73 photographs that were selected by the artist as some of the finest examples of his work. Catalogue available. After viewing at Stanford, the exhibition travels to other venues.

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  Tickets: Free

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  Dates:
  March 21-July 1, 2007

  Times:
  Wed-Sun: 11am-5pm
  Thu: 11am-8pm

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  Cantor Center for Visual Art- Stanford University

  Lomita Drive & Museum Way Stanford, CA 94305-5060

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  Parking along Museum Way is by permit only until 4:00 pm on weekdays, parking is free after 4:00 pm and on weekends. Metered parking is available along Lomita Drive in front of the Center, and a parking structure with both metered and permit parking is located on Roth Way near the Center. This parking is free after 4:00 pm weekdays and all day on weekends.

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  • Event Name: Bare Witness: Photographs by Gordon Parks
    "Compelling and heartbreaking"
    Review posted by: Becky from Sunnyvale, CA, May 18, 2007
    

    Even though they were taken decades ago, these images of urban poverty serve as a sad education for those of us in the privileged 'burbs. Parks had an incredible eye, searing and compassionate at the... Expand

    Even though they were taken decades ago, these images of urban poverty serve as a sad education for those of us in the privileged 'burbs. Parks had an incredible eye, searing and compassionate at the same time. It's interesting to note that he was also the filmmaker who made "Shaft." Collapse

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