The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 25, 2024
Untitled, Miami, Florida, 1970 (Muhammad Ali with Children)
c. 1970
(American, 1912–2006)
Image: 22.9 x 33.7 cm (9 x 13 1/4 in.); Paper: 23.3 x 34 cm (9 3/16 x 13 3/8 in.); Matted: 45.7 x 55.9 cm (18 x 22 in.)
Courtesy and copyright the Gordon Parks Foundation
Location: not on view
Description
Considered one of the most influential and engaging photographers of the 20th century, Parks passionately photographed culturally significant events and people around the world. Trained as a photojournalist for the Farm Security Administration in the early 1940s, and later hired by Life magazine, Parks made perceptive images that confronted conditions of poverty and racism that burdened the lives of African Americans. As portrayed in this revealing portrait of the charismatic boxer Muhammad Ali surrounded by smiling children, Parks was skilled in capturing the humanity of his subjects, despite their varying social and economic circumstances—ultimately using his camera as a weapon for political change.- Portraiture: American Photography 1960 to the Present. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 1-September 13, 2009).The Cleveland Museum of Art (06/01/2009 - 09/13/2009); "Portraiture: American Photography 1960 to the Present"Gordon Parks: Photojournalism. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 22, 2001-February 27, 2002).Cleveland, Ohio: The Cleveland Museum of Art; December 22, 2001- February 27, 2002. "Gordon Parks: Photojournalism". No catalogue. CMA Members Magazine (January 2002), p. 6-7.
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