Movie Monday- Half Past Autumn Part#1

Movie Monday-Half Past Autumn Assignment

Part#1 

1. On the day Gordon Parks was born, how did the doctor save Gordon's life?
• The doctor saved Gordon's life by putting him in ice bath after he was being pronounced  death by the doctor.
2. Where was Gordon born? (what state?)
• Gordon was born in Fort Scott, Kansas.  
3. What did Gordon's college adviser, Ms. McClintock tell him about college?
• Gordon's college adviser, Ms. McClintock tell him about college is not to waste his parents' money on college because it was extremely hard for African Americans to seek high-paying jobs even with good college education background.
4. How old was Gordon when his mother died?
• Gordon was fifteen years old when his mother died.
5. Where did Gordon move after his mother died?
• Gordon moved to Minnesota to live with his father after his mother died.
6. Did Gordon graduate from college?
• He did not graduate from college but he received a doctrines degree in Fine Arts.
7. How did Gordon begin his fashion photography career?
• Gordon begin his fashion photography career by working at Frank Murphy's fashion store as a photographer
8. What is a "double exposure?"
•  "Double-exposure is a creation of application the two exposures to create a single image.
9. Who was boxer Joe Louis?
• Boxer Joe Louis was the one who gave Gordon parks a job opportunity after his wife, Marva Louis, passed the windows of the store and spontaneously fell in love with Gordon's works.
10. What instrument did Gordon play?
• The instrument that Gordon play the piano. 
11. What was the purpose of the Farm Security Administration?When Roy Stryker hired Gordon for the FSA, what was Stryker's first assignment for Gordon in Washington, D.C.?
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12. Who was Ella Watson?

• Ella Watson was was a janitor of the FSA who Gordon parks had photographed in front of the American flag to combat segregation.

   13. What was the inspiration for Grant Wood's American Gothic?

• The inspiration for Grant Wood's American Gothic was the  Renaissance Work of Europe. 

   14. What did Gordon learn from Stryker about photography?

• Gordon learn from Stryker about photography was being photographer is not important but what is being photographed is the important part.