Half Past Autumn - Gordon Parks pt 1 and 2

1. On the day Gordon Parks was born, how did the doctor save Gordon's life?
   A: The doctor put him in ice cold water and saved his life.
2. Where was Gordon born? (what state?)
   A: Kansas
3. What did Gordon's class adviser, Ms. McClintock, tell him about college?
   A: Black people were not college material.
4. How old was Gordon when his mother died?
   A: 15
5. Where did Gordon move after his mother died?
   A: Minnesota
6. Did Gordon graduate from college?
   A: Yes
7. How did Gordon begin his fashion photography career?
   A: He went into Frank Murphy's store and asked to shoot models.
8. What is a "double exposure?"
   A: Double exposure is when the camera shutter is opened more than once in order to get subsequent images over the original. 
9. Who was boxer Joe Louis?
   A: He was the heavyweight champion from 1937 to 1949.
10. What instrument did Gordon play?
    A: Piano
11. What was the purpose of the Farm Security Administration?
    A: Document rural conditions and promote the programs of the RA. 
12. When Roy Stryker hired Gordon for the FSA, what was Stryker's first assignment for Gordon in Washington, D.C.?
    A: Go to high end stores in Washington D.C.
13. Who was Ella Watson?
    A: Model in the picture: American Gothic
14. What was the inspiration for Grant Wood's American Gothic?
    A: Gordon Park's version of American Gothic.
15. What did Gordon learn from Stryker about photography?
    A: Learned how to approach the people who were in front and behind the picture.

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16. When did the FSA shut down?
17. After Gordon moved to New York, what magazine did he shoot for?
18. Who was the picture editor of Life Magazine when Gordon walked into the Life Magazine office?
19. What was the first major story Parks covered for Life Magazine?
20. Who were some of the artists that Gordon Parks mentioned influenced his work after he moved to the Paris Life Magazine bureau?
21. How did Parks shoot fashion when he lived in France?
22.Where was Parks' concerto performed?
23. Who was Parks' second wife? (Who was her father? What did she do?)
24. How old was Flavio de Silva when Parks met him?
25. When did Parks meet Flavio?
26. Where did Flavio live when Parks first met Flavio and his family?
27. How is Gloria Vanderbilt? Who is her famous son? Who are her ancestors?
28. How did Vanderbilt describe their relationship?