Gordon Parks: The Atmosphere Of Crime, 1957 by Sarah Hermanson Meister

Gordon Parks’ ethically complex depictions of crime in New York, Chicago, San Francisco and Los Angeles, with previously unseen photographs. When Life magazine asked Gordon Parks to illustrate a recurring series of articles on crime in the United States in 1957, he had already been a staff photographer for nearly a decade, the first African American to hold this position. Parks embarked on a six-week journey that took him and a reporter to the streets of New York, Chicago, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Unlike much of his prior work, the images made were in color. The resulting eight-page photo-essay “The Atmosphere of Crime” was noteworthy not only for its bold aesthetic sophistication, but also for how it challenged stereotypes about criminality then pervasive in the mainstream media. They provided a richly hued, cinematic portrayal of a largely hidden world: that of violence, police work and incarceration, seen with empathy and candor.

Publisher:	Steidl/The Gordon Parks Foundation
Year:	2020
Binding:	Hardback
ISBN:	9783958296961
Condition:	Mint
Description:	Large; DJ. Book still in cling-wrap, is unopened. Very large so extra postage for sending overseas probably required.

Note: This image is from a stock photo and may differ from the actual cover.

SKU: 1601978
Location: Expensive