What was Gordon Parks primarily known for in the 1940s through the 1970s?

Gordon Parks: Life and Legacy

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Sculpture
Abstract painting
Documentary photojournalism
Landscape photography
2.
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Which magazine did Gordon Parks work for as a photographer and writer?
Time Magazine
National Geographic
Life Magazine
The New Yorker
3.
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What is the historical significance of Parks' film 'The Learning Tree'?
First feature film by a black director to receive major financing from a Hollywood studio
First animated film by a black director
First silent film by a black director
First color film by a black director
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Where was Gordon Parks born?
New York, New York
Chicago, Illinois
Fort Scott, Kansas
Los Angeles, California
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What significant event happened to Parks at the age of 11?
He published his first book
He was thrown into a river by three white boys
He moved to Chicago
He won a photography contest
6.
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What city did Parks move to after leaving his sister's home?
Detroit
New York
Chicago
Los Angeles
7.
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How did Parks acquire his first camera?
He borrowed it from a friend
He bought it from a pawn shop
He found it in a park
It was a gift from his father
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