But Parks had a strong commitment to social justice and willingly accepted-if not sought out-assignments about race in America, from his first major assignment in 1948 through 1970. Deeply aware of his versatility, they valued his iconic fashion images as well as his portraits of artists, celebrities, and leaders. The editors at Life never limited assignments for Gordon Parks, the magazine’s first African American photographer. The photographs were exhibited at the VMFA in the summer of 2016 under the title, “Parks at Life: Works from VMFA’s Collection.” The accompanying text appeared adjacent to the photographs in the exhibition. They appear here courtesy of the Gordon Parks Foundation. These eight photographs by Gordon Parks, which appeared in Life magazine between 19, were acquired by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts between 20. Sarah Eckhardt, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Parks at Life: Works from VMFA’s Collection
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