Untitled 1963 Photography Gelatin Silver Print The Gordon Park Foundation
One of many photographs captured by Parks at one of the dozens of protests in Harlem in 1963, the image of a marcher holding a protest sign is iconic. The man appears stern and sombre reflecting the mood of the protest. Behind him are other marchers holding signs with different messages,
Gordon Parks 1912-2006
Gordon Parks Documentary Photography, Photojournalism, Fashion Photography Born: 30 November 1912, Kansas, USA Nationality: American Died: 7 March 2006, New York, USA
Parks was a photographer, composer, author, poet, and film director. He was prominent in American documentary photojournalism from the 1940s to the 1970s and in glamour photography
In the willow-meads of Tasarinan I walked in the Spring. Ah! The sight and smell of the Spring in Nantasarion! And I said that was good. I wandered in Summer in the elm-woods of Ossiriand. Ah! The light and the music in the Summer by the Seven Rivers of Ossir! And I thought that was best. To the beeches of Neldoreth I came in the Autumn. Ah! The gold and red and the sighing of leaves in the Autumn in Taur-na-neldor! It was more than my desire. To the pine-trees upon the highland of Dorthonion I climbed in Winter. Ah! The wind and the whiteness and the black branches of Winter upon Orod-na-Thon! My voice went up and sang in the sky. And now all those lands lie under the wave, And I walk in Ambarona, in Tauremorna, in Aldalome, In my own land, in the country of Fangorn, Where the roots are long, And the years lie thicker than leaves In Tauremornalome
JRR Tolkien Born: 3 January 1892, Bloemfontein, South Africa Nationality: English Died: 2 September 1973, Bournemouth, England
Tolkien was a writer and philologist, best known as the author of “The Hobbit” and “The Lord of the Rings.” He was also the Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon and a Fellow of Pembroke College at the University of Oxford. He and his close friend CS Lewis founded the informal literary group “The Inklings.” Many authors published works of fantasy before Tolkien, however, the great success of both “The Hobbit” and “The Lord of the Rings” directly led to a resurgence in the genre and Tolkien is often referred to as the father of modern fantasy literature
Antonio Carlos Jobim Bossa Nove, Jazz Born: 25 January 1927, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Nationality: Brazilian Died: 8 December 1994, New York, USA
A primary force behind the creation of the bossa nova, Jobim was a composer, pianist, guitarist, songwriter, arranger, and singer. He is considered one of the greatest exponents of Brazilian music, and internationalized the bossa nova and merged it with jazz in the 1960s. He is often referred to as the father of the bossa nova
Endless Love Album: Endless Love Date: 1981 Genre: Film and TV Artist: Lionel Richie with Diana Ross
Lionel Ritchie is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. As songwriter and co-lead-singer of the Commodores, he came to fame in the 1970s