Curators at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta note this photographer's work as decisive documentation of the Jim Crow South. His photographs are also held at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City and he directed the 1971 film Shaft. Which photographer is he?

Question

Accepted Answer

Gordon Parks. Gordon Parks (1912 to 2006) was a Kansas-born photographer, writer, composer and filmmaker who documented American racial inequality for Life magazine and later directed Shaft in 1971. His work is preserved in museums nationwide, including Atlanta and Kansas City.