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Cantor Arts Center presents the photographic work of Gordon Parks

Cantor Arts Center presents the photographic work of Gordon Parks

A black and white photograph depicting several black Muslim men

Gordon Parks (American, 1912–2006), Black Muslim Rally, Harlem, New York, 1963. Gelatin silver print. Image credit: Courtesy of and © The Gordon Parks Foundation. The Capital Group Foundation Photography Collection at Stanford University, 2019.47.55

By Robin Wander

Langston Hughes, Malcolm X and Sister Ethel Muhammad Sharrieff are some of the famous faces featured in the third and final exhibition in a series at the Cantor Arts Center celebrating The Capital Group Foundation Photography Collection at Stanford University, a collection of more than 1,000 20th-century photographs by American artists.

A Loaded Camera: Gordon Parks, on view in the Ruth Levison Halperin Gallery through July 3, celebrates the artistry and impact of Parks’ documentary photography.

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