No. 1, This 2017 gelatin silver print of Gordon Parks’ “Mrs. Jefferson,” taken in 1950, is a gift to Kansas State University from the photographer and the Gordon Parks Foundation.
Framed photos are reflected off a Muhammad Ali portrait at the Gordon Parks exhibit, “Homeward to the Prairie I Come,” at the Beach Museum on Sep. 16. The exhibit features a large volume of photos taken over the span of Parks’ career, including some from his time sponsored by The Manhattan Mercury as an artist in residence in the 1980s.
Framed photos are arranged on a gallery wall at the Gordon Parks exhibit, “Homeward to the Prairie I Come,” at the Beach Museum on Sep. 16. The exhibit features a large volume of photos taken over the span of Parks’ career, including some from his time sponsored by The Manhattan Mercury as an artist in residence in the 1980s. The prolific Kansas-born photographer’s work will be on display adjacent to local photographer Doug Barrett’s exhibit until May 28 of next year.
Framed photos are arranged on a gallery wall at the Gordon Parks exhibit, “Homeward to the Prairie I Come,” at the Beach Museum on Sep. 16. The exhibit features a large volume of photos taken over the span of Parks’ career, including some from his time sponsored by The Manhattan Mercury as an artist in residence in the 1980s. The prolific Kansas-born photographer’s work will be on display adjacent to local photographer Doug Barrett’s exhibit until May 28 of next year.
An short biography is painted onto a gallery wall at the Gordon Parks exhibit, “Homeward to the Prairie I Come,” at the Beach Museum on Sep. 16. The exhibit features a large volume of photos taken over the span of Parks’ career, including some from his time sponsored by The Manhattan Mercury as an artist in residence in the 1980s. The prolific Kansas-born photographer’s work will be on display adjacent to local photographer Doug Barrett’s exhibit until May 28.
Photos are on display at the Beach Museum’s newest exhibits, featuring work from photographers Gordon Parks and Doug Barrett. Barrett is a photojournalist who currently resides in Manhattan, and Parks is a photography great who was born in Fort Scott, Kansas and once served as the Manhattan artist in residence at the invitation of The Manhattan Mercury.
Photos are on display at the Beach Museum’s newest exhibits, featuring work from photographers Gordon Parks and Doug Barrett. Barrett is a photojournalist who currently resides in Manhattan, and Parks is a photography great who was born in Fort Scott, Kansas and once served as the Manhattan artist in residence at the invitation of The Manhattan Mercury.
Photos are on display at the Beach Museum’s newest exhibits, featuring work from photographers Gordon Parks and Doug Barrett. Barrett is a photojournalist who currently resides in Manhattan, and Parks is a photography great who was born in Fort Scott, Kansas and once served as the Manhattan artist in residence at the invitation of The Manhattan Mercury.
Photos are on display at the Beach Museum’s newest exhibits, featuring work from photographers Gordon Parks and Doug Barrett. Barrett is a photojournalist who currently resides in Manhattan, and Parks is a photography great who was born in Fort Scott, Kansas and once served as the Manhattan artist in residence at the invitation of The Manhattan Mercury.
No. 1, This 2017 gelatin silver print of Gordon Parks’ “Mrs. Jefferson,” taken in 1950, is a gift to Kansas State University from the photographer and the Gordon Parks Foundation.
Framed photos are reflected off a Muhammad Ali portrait at the Gordon Parks exhibit, “Homeward to the Prairie I Come,” at the Beach Museum on Sep. 16. The exhibit features a large volume of photos taken over the span of Parks’ career, including some from his time sponsored by The Manhattan Mercury as an artist in residence in the 1980s.
Framed photos are arranged on a gallery wall at the Gordon Parks exhibit, “Homeward to the Prairie I Come,” at the Beach Museum on Sep. 16. The exhibit features a large volume of photos taken over the span of Parks’ career, including some from his time sponsored by The Manhattan Mercury as an artist in residence in the 1980s. The prolific Kansas-born photographer’s work will be on display adjacent to local photographer Doug Barrett’s exhibit until May 28 of next year.
Framed photos are arranged on a gallery wall at the Gordon Parks exhibit, “Homeward to the Prairie I Come,” at the Beach Museum on Sep. 16. The exhibit features a large volume of photos taken over the span of Parks’ career, including some from his time sponsored by The Manhattan Mercury as an artist in residence in the 1980s. The prolific Kansas-born photographer’s work will be on display adjacent to local photographer Doug Barrett’s exhibit until May 28 of next year.
An short biography is painted onto a gallery wall at the Gordon Parks exhibit, “Homeward to the Prairie I Come,” at the Beach Museum on Sep. 16. The exhibit features a large volume of photos taken over the span of Parks’ career, including some from his time sponsored by The Manhattan Mercury as an artist in residence in the 1980s. The prolific Kansas-born photographer’s work will be on display adjacent to local photographer Doug Barrett’s exhibit until May 28.
Photos are on display at the Beach Museum’s newest exhibits, featuring work from photographers Gordon Parks and Doug Barrett. Barrett is a photojournalist who currently resides in Manhattan, and Parks is a photography great who was born in Fort Scott, Kansas and once served as the Manhattan artist in residence at the invitation of The Manhattan Mercury.
Photos are on display at the Beach Museum’s newest exhibits, featuring work from photographers Gordon Parks and Doug Barrett. Barrett is a photojournalist who currently resides in Manhattan, and Parks is a photography great who was born in Fort Scott, Kansas and once served as the Manhattan artist in residence at the invitation of The Manhattan Mercury.
Photos are on display at the Beach Museum’s newest exhibits, featuring work from photographers Gordon Parks and Doug Barrett. Barrett is a photojournalist who currently resides in Manhattan, and Parks is a photography great who was born in Fort Scott, Kansas and once served as the Manhattan artist in residence at the invitation of The Manhattan Mercury.
Photos are on display at the Beach Museum’s newest exhibits, featuring work from photographers Gordon Parks and Doug Barrett. Barrett is a photojournalist who currently resides in Manhattan, and Parks is a photography great who was born in Fort Scott, Kansas and once served as the Manhattan artist in residence at the invitation of The Manhattan Mercury.
Gordon Parks came home to the prairie in 1984, and a current Beach Museum of Art exhibit is commemorating his visit.
Parks, a Fort Scott native, was a photographer, writer, musician and director. He is most famous for his photo essays in Life magazine and for directing the 1971 movie “Shaft.” Parks took the photos while in Manhattan as an artist-in-residence for The Manhattan Mercury. His photos of life in the area were published in an insert in The Mercury in 1984.