Half Past Autumn- Gordon Parks pt.1

1. On the day Gordon Parks was born, how did the doctor save Gordon's life? The doctor saved Parks life by rubbing him on a block of ice, until he started hollering. 
2. Where was Gordon born? (what state?) Parks was born in Fort Scott, Kansas. 
3. What did Gordon's class adviser, Ms. McClintock, tell him about college? Ms. McClintock told Parks that college was not for Negros and he should not waste his parents money on college. 
4. How old was Gordon when his mother died? Parks was 14 when his mother died. 
5. Where did Gordon move after his mother died? Parks moved in with his sister in Minnesota after his mother died. 
6. Did Gordon graduate from college? Yes, Parks finished college. 
7. How did Gordon begin his fashion photography career? Parks began his career by taking pictures of migrant workers. 
8. What is a "double exposure?" A double exposure is the repeated exposure of a film to light. 
9. Who was boxer Joe Louis? Joe Louis was a boxer who is one of the all time heavyweight champion. 
10. What instrument did Gordon play? Gordon played the piano and the chello. 
11. What was the purpose of the Farm Security Administration? The FSA was an effort during the Depression to combat American rural poverty.
12. When Roy Stryker hired Gordon for the FSA, what was Stryker's first assignment for Gordon in Washington, D.C.?
13. Who was Ella Watson?  Ella Watson was the moper who was the only one left in the theater, the one who Parks photographed. 
14. What was the inspiration for Grant Wood's American Gothic? The idea of the painting came from the small town of Eldon.  
15. What did Gordon learn from Stryker about photography?