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The Resource Invisible man : Gordon Parks and Ralph Ellison in Harlem, Michal Raz-Russo ; with contributions by Douglas Druick, Peter W. Kunhardt, Jr., Matthew S. Witkovsky, John F. Callahan, and Jean-Christophe Cloutier

Invisible man : Gordon Parks and Ralph Ellison in Harlem, Michal Raz-Russo ; with contributions by Douglas Druick, Peter W. Kunhardt, Jr., Matthew S. Witkovsky, John F. Callahan, and Jean-Christophe Cloutier

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"It is relatively unknown that the photographer Gordon Parks was close friends with Ralph Ellison, author of the acclaimed 1952 novel Invisible Man. Even less known is the fact that their common vision of racial injustices, coupled with a shared belief in the communicative power of photography, inspired collaboration on two important projects, in 1948 and 1952. Capitalizing on the growing popularity of the picture press, Parks and Ellison first joined forces on an essay titled 'Harlem Is Nowhere' for '48: The Magazine of the Year. Conceived while Ellison was already three years into writing Invisible Man, this illustrated essay was centered on the Lafargue Clinic, the first non-segregated psychiatric clinic in New York City, as a case study for the social and economic conditions in Harlem. He chose Parks to create the accompanying photographs, and during the winter of 1948, the two roamed the streets of Harlem, with Parks photographing under the guidance of Ellison's writing. In 1952 the two collaborated again on 'A Man Becomes Invisible' for the August 25 issue of Life, which promoted Ellison's newly released novel. This is the first publication on Parks' and Ellison's two collaborations, one of which was lost, while the other was published only in reduced form. Gordon Parks was born in Fort Scott, Kansas, in 1912. In addition to his storied tenures photographing for the Farm Security Administration (1941-45) and Life (1948-72), Parks found success as a film director, introducing Blaxploitation through his film Shaft (1971). Parks died in 2006. Ralph Ellison was born in Oklahoma City in 1913. He enrolled at Booker T. Washington's Tuskegee Institute in Macon County, Alabama, as a music major and later turned to writing essays and short stories for publications such as New Masses, The Negro Quarterly, The New Republic and Saturday Review. Invisible Man won the National Book Award in 1953. Ellison published two collections of essays: Shadow and Act (1964) and Going to the Territory (1986). He died in 1994"--Publisher description
Language
eng
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Publication
Edition
First edition.
Extent
165 pages
Note
  • "The Art Institute of Chicago."
  • "This publication accompanies an exhibition of the same name originating at the Art Institute of Chicago (May 21-August 28, 2016)"--Colophon
Contents
  • Foreword / Douglas Druick and Peter W. Kunhardt, Jr.
  • Introduction / Matthew S. Witkovsky
  • Ralph Ellison and Gordon Parks in the labyrinth of Harlem / John F. Callahan
  • Visible men / Michal Raz-Russo
  • Harlem is now here / Jean-Christophe Cloutier
  • Manuscripts: Harlem is nowhere, 1948
  • Plates: Harlem is nowhere, 1948
  • Plates: Harlem, 1943-1948
  • Plates: A man becomes invisible, 1952
  • Life magazine: A man becomes invisible, August 25, 1952
  • List of plates
  • Biographies
Isbn
9783958291096
Instance
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Invisible man : Gordon Parks and Ralph Ellison in Harlem
Title
Invisible man
Title remainder
Gordon Parks and Ralph Ellison in Harlem
Statement of responsibility
Michal Raz-Russo ; with contributions by Douglas Druick, Peter W. Kunhardt, Jr., Matthew S. Witkovsky, John F. Callahan, and Jean-Christophe Cloutier
Title variation
  • Gordon Parks
  • Ralph Ellison in Harlem
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Language
eng
Summary
"It is relatively unknown that the photographer Gordon Parks was close friends with Ralph Ellison, author of the acclaimed 1952 novel Invisible Man. Even less known is the fact that their common vision of racial injustices, coupled with a shared belief in the communicative power of photography, inspired collaboration on two important projects, in 1948 and 1952. Capitalizing on the growing popularity of the picture press, Parks and Ellison first joined forces on an essay titled 'Harlem Is Nowhere' for '48: The Magazine of the Year. Conceived while Ellison was already three years into writing Invisible Man, this illustrated essay was centered on the Lafargue Clinic, the first non-segregated psychiatric clinic in New York City, as a case study for the social and economic conditions in Harlem. He chose Parks to create the accompanying photographs, and during the winter of 1948, the two roamed the streets of Harlem, with Parks photographing under the guidance of Ellison's writing. In 1952 the two collaborated again on 'A Man Becomes Invisible' for the August 25 issue of Life, which promoted Ellison's newly released novel. This is the first publication on Parks' and Ellison's two collaborations, one of which was lost, while the other was published only in reduced form. Gordon Parks was born in Fort Scott, Kansas, in 1912. In addition to his storied tenures photographing for the Farm Security Administration (1941-45) and Life (1948-72), Parks found success as a film director, introducing Blaxploitation through his film Shaft (1971). Parks died in 2006. Ralph Ellison was born in Oklahoma City in 1913. He enrolled at Booker T. Washington's Tuskegee Institute in Macon County, Alabama, as a music major and later turned to writing essays and short stories for publications such as New Masses, The Negro Quarterly, The New Republic and Saturday Review. Invisible Man won the National Book Award in 1953. Ellison published two collections of essays: Shadow and Act (1964) and Going to the Territory (1986). He died in 1994"--Publisher description
Biography type
contains biographical information
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Raz-Russo, Michal
Dewey number
779.092
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • portraits
Index
no index present
LC call number
TR140.P35
LC item number
R39 2016
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
  • bibliography
  • catalogs
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Gordon Parks Foundation
  • Art Institute of Chicago
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  • Parks, Gordon
  • Ellison, Ralph
  • Ellison, Ralph
  • Lafargue Clinic (New York, N.Y.)
  • Parks, Gordon
  • Ellison, Ralph
  • Parks, Gordon
  • Ellison, Ralph
  • Lafargue Clinic (New York, N.Y.)
  • African American photographers
  • African American authors
  • African Americans
  • Harlem (New York, N.Y.)
  • New York (N.Y.)
  • Documentary photography
  • Photographie documentaire
  • Harlem (New York, N.Y.)
  • Social conditions
  • Documentary photography
  • African Americans
  • African American photographers
  • African American authors
  • New York (State)
  • New York (State)
Label
Invisible man : Gordon Parks and Ralph Ellison in Harlem, Michal Raz-Russo ; with contributions by Douglas Druick, Peter W. Kunhardt, Jr., Matthew S. Witkovsky, John F. Callahan, and Jean-Christophe Cloutier
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Note
  • "The Art Institute of Chicago."
  • "This publication accompanies an exhibition of the same name originating at the Art Institute of Chicago (May 21-August 28, 2016)"--Colophon
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references
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volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
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rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Foreword / Douglas Druick and Peter W. Kunhardt, Jr. -- Introduction / Matthew S. Witkovsky -- Ralph Ellison and Gordon Parks in the labyrinth of Harlem / John F. Callahan -- Visible men / Michal Raz-Russo -- Harlem is now here / Jean-Christophe Cloutier -- Manuscripts: Harlem is nowhere, 1948 -- Plates: Harlem is nowhere, 1948 -- Plates: Harlem, 1943-1948 -- Plates: A man becomes invisible, 1952 -- Life magazine: A man becomes invisible, August 25, 1952 -- List of plates -- Biographies
Control code
ocn949325039
Dimensions
30 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
165 pages
Isbn
9783958291096
Lccn
2017301408
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other control number
99967497527
Other physical details
illustrations, portraits
Label
Invisible man : Gordon Parks and Ralph Ellison in Harlem, Michal Raz-Russo ; with contributions by Douglas Druick, Peter W. Kunhardt, Jr., Matthew S. Witkovsky, John F. Callahan, and Jean-Christophe Cloutier
Publication
Copyright
Note
  • "The Art Institute of Chicago."
  • "This publication accompanies an exhibition of the same name originating at the Art Institute of Chicago (May 21-August 28, 2016)"--Colophon
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Foreword / Douglas Druick and Peter W. Kunhardt, Jr. -- Introduction / Matthew S. Witkovsky -- Ralph Ellison and Gordon Parks in the labyrinth of Harlem / John F. Callahan -- Visible men / Michal Raz-Russo -- Harlem is now here / Jean-Christophe Cloutier -- Manuscripts: Harlem is nowhere, 1948 -- Plates: Harlem is nowhere, 1948 -- Plates: Harlem, 1943-1948 -- Plates: A man becomes invisible, 1952 -- Life magazine: A man becomes invisible, August 25, 1952 -- List of plates -- Biographies
Control code
ocn949325039
Dimensions
30 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
165 pages
Isbn
9783958291096
Lccn
2017301408
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other control number
99967497527
Other physical details
illustrations, portraits

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