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Gordon Parks

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American photographer, musician, writer and film director

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Gordon Parks
Engineering
#9048
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#10710
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#1645
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Applied Physics
#3850
World Rank
#4015
Historical Rank
#506
USA Rank
engineering Degrees
Gordon Parks
Communications
#8152
World Rank
#11093
Historical Rank
#3590
USA Rank
communications Degrees
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According to Wikipedia, Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks was an American photographer, composer, author, poet, and film director, who became prominent in U.S. documentary photojournalism in the 1940s through 1970s—particularly in issues of civil rights, poverty and African Americans—and in glamour photography. He is best remembered for his iconic photos of poor Americans during the 1940s , for his photographic essays for Life magazine, and as the director of the films Shaft, Shaft's Big Score and the semiautobiographical The Learning Tree.

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What Are Gordon Parks's Academic Contributions?

Gordon Parks is most known for their academic work in the field of communications. They are also known for their academic work in the fields of and engineering.

Gordon Parks has made the following academic contributions: