{"product_id":"gordon-parks-american-gothic-9783969992517","title":"Gordon Parks: American Gothic","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eI took [Watson] into this woman's office and there was the American flag, and I stood her up with her mop hanging down, with the American flag hanging down, Grant Wood style, and did this marvelous portrait, which [Roy] Stryker thought was just about the end. He said, \"My God, this can't be published, but it's a start.\"\u003c\/b\u003e - Gordon Parks, 1964\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Gothic\u003c\/i\u003e, Gordon Parks' 1942 portrait of government worker Ella Watson, is among the most celebrated photographs of the twentieth century. Created as part of an extensive collaboration between the photographer and his subject, it is at once a record of one woman's position within the racial, professional, and economic hierarchies that stratified the nation's capital. It is also Parks' visual reckoning with the realities of living in racially segregated Washington, D.C.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThrough his work with Watson—a custodian in the government building where he worked—Parks composed an intimate portrait of Black life by focusing on everyday activities, from work routines to family meals and church services. The resulting photographs trace a remarkably intimate portrait of Watson as a multidimensional figure, cherished by her community and vitally important within the civic sphere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Gothic - Gordon Parks and Ella Watson\u003c\/i\u003e provides a comprehensive overview of this pivotal series of photographs, including more than 50 images, some never published before, and additional archival material.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47383825023212,"sku":"9783969992517","price":110.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/13795383483601.jpg?v=1773382798","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/gordon-parks-american-gothic-9783969992517","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}