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By William Fischer, Jr., January 11, 2019
Gordon Parks Marker
SHOWN IN SOURCE-SPECIFIED ORDER
1 ► Kansas, Bourbon County, Fort Scott — Gordon Parks — Photographer, film maker, writer, composer —  |
| Gordon Parks was born on November 20, 1912 in Fort Scott, Kansas to Sarah and Andrew Jackson Parks. Gordon wrote, "Poppa was a dirt farmer who farmed mostly dirt, but he kept us alive and taught us about love and devotion." The youngest of 15 . . . — — Map (db m128781) HM | |||
| 2 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Shaw — 9 — When Gordon Met Ella — A Fitting Tribute — Logan Circle Heritage Trail — |
| Ella Watson, the subject of photographer Gordon Parks's famous and pointed portrait "American Gothic, Washington, D.C.," rented rooms on this block at 1433 11th Street. Watson worked as a cleaning woman in the headquarters of the Farm . . . — — Map (db m130853) HM | |||