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The Resource The atmosphere of crime, 1957, Gordon Parks ; Sarah Hermanson Meister, [editor] ; with essays by Nicole R. Fleetwood, Bryan Stevenson ; Peter W. Kunhardt, Jr., series editor

The atmosphere of crime, 1957, Gordon Parks ; Sarah Hermanson Meister, [editor] ; with essays by Nicole R. Fleetwood, Bryan Stevenson ; Peter W. Kunhardt, Jr., series editor

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Summary
"When Life magazine asked Gordon Parks to illustrate a recurring series of articles on crime in the United States in 1957, he had already been a staff photographer for nearly a decade ... [He] embarked on a six-week journey that took him and a reporter to the streets of New York, Chicago, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Unlike much of his prior work, the images made were in color ... Parks rejected clichés of delinquency, drug use, and corruption, opting for a more nuanced view that reflected the social and economic factors tied to criminal behavior and a rare window into the working lives of those charged with preventing and prosecuting it. Transcending the romanticism of the gangster film, the suspense of the crime caper, and the racially biased depictions of criminality then prevalent in American popular culture, Parks coaxed his camera to do what it does best: record reality so vividly and compellingly that it would allow Life's readers to see the complexity of these chronically oversimplified situations"--Dust jacket flap
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Edition
First edition.
Extent
117 pages, 3 unnumbered pages
Note
  • "A selection of photographs from this publication will [were scheduled to] be featured in the installation Gordon Parks and 'The Atmosphere of Crime, ' on view at The Museum of Modern Art, New York, from May 2020 through September 2021"--Colophon
  • "All photographs in the Plates section are in the permanent collection of The Museum of Modern Art, New York"--Preliminary page
Contents
  • The lens of Gordon Parks : a different picture of crime in America / Bryan Stevenson
  • Policing and the production of crime / Nicole R. Fleetwood
  • Framing crime in photographs / Sarah Hermanson Meister
  • Life, September 8, 1957 : "Crime in the U.S." and "The atmosphere of crime."
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9783958296961
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The atmosphere of crime, 1957
Title
The atmosphere of crime, 1957
Statement of responsibility
Gordon Parks ; Sarah Hermanson Meister, [editor] ; with essays by Nicole R. Fleetwood, Bryan Stevenson ; Peter W. Kunhardt, Jr., series editor
Title variation
Gordon Parks
Title variation remainder
the atmosphere of crime, 1957
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Author
Editor
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Language
eng
Summary
"When Life magazine asked Gordon Parks to illustrate a recurring series of articles on crime in the United States in 1957, he had already been a staff photographer for nearly a decade ... [He] embarked on a six-week journey that took him and a reporter to the streets of New York, Chicago, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Unlike much of his prior work, the images made were in color ... Parks rejected clichés of delinquency, drug use, and corruption, opting for a more nuanced view that reflected the social and economic factors tied to criminal behavior and a rare window into the working lives of those charged with preventing and prosecuting it. Transcending the romanticism of the gangster film, the suspense of the crime caper, and the racially biased depictions of criminality then prevalent in American popular culture, Parks coaxed his camera to do what it does best: record reality so vividly and compellingly that it would allow Life's readers to see the complexity of these chronically oversimplified situations"--Dust jacket flap
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contains biographical information
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Life (Chicago, Ill.)
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1912-2006
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Parks, Gordon
Dewey number
779.092
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • portraits
Index
no index present
LC call number
TR140.P35
LC item number
A3 2020
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
  • bibliography
  • catalogs
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Meister, Sarah Hermanson
  • Fleetwood, Nicole R.
  • Stevenson, Bryan
  • Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.)
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  • Parks, Gordon
  • Parks, Gordon
  • Crime
  • Crime
  • Criminals
  • Criminal justice personnel
  • Documentary photography
  • Photojournalism
  • United States
  • Police
  • Prisons
  • Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.)
  • Photograph collections
  • Parks, Gordon
  • Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.)
  • Documentary photography
  • Prisons
  • Police
  • Photograph collections
  • Crime
  • Criminal justice personnel
  • Criminals
  • Photojournalism
  • Social conditions
  • New York (State)
  • United States
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The atmosphere of crime, 1957, Gordon Parks ; Sarah Hermanson Meister, [editor] ; with essays by Nicole R. Fleetwood, Bryan Stevenson ; Peter W. Kunhardt, Jr., series editor
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Publication
Copyright
Note
  • "A selection of photographs from this publication will [were scheduled to] be featured in the installation Gordon Parks and 'The Atmosphere of Crime, ' on view at The Museum of Modern Art, New York, from May 2020 through September 2021"--Colophon
  • "All photographs in the Plates section are in the permanent collection of The Museum of Modern Art, New York"--Preliminary page
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references
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volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
  • text
  • still image
Content type code
  • txt
  • sti
Content type MARC source
  • rdacontent
  • rdacontent
Contents
The lens of Gordon Parks : a different picture of crime in America / Bryan Stevenson -- Policing and the production of crime / Nicole R. Fleetwood -- Framing crime in photographs / Sarah Hermanson Meister -- Life, September 8, 1957 : "Crime in the U.S." and "The atmosphere of crime."
Control code
on1160071752
Dimensions
30 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
117 pages, 3 unnumbered pages
Isbn
9783958296961
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations (chiefly color), portraits
Label
The atmosphere of crime, 1957, Gordon Parks ; Sarah Hermanson Meister, [editor] ; with essays by Nicole R. Fleetwood, Bryan Stevenson ; Peter W. Kunhardt, Jr., series editor
Publication
Copyright
Note
  • "A selection of photographs from this publication will [were scheduled to] be featured in the installation Gordon Parks and 'The Atmosphere of Crime, ' on view at The Museum of Modern Art, New York, from May 2020 through September 2021"--Colophon
  • "All photographs in the Plates section are in the permanent collection of The Museum of Modern Art, New York"--Preliminary page
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
  • text
  • still image
Content type code
  • txt
  • sti
Content type MARC source
  • rdacontent
  • rdacontent
Contents
The lens of Gordon Parks : a different picture of crime in America / Bryan Stevenson -- Policing and the production of crime / Nicole R. Fleetwood -- Framing crime in photographs / Sarah Hermanson Meister -- Life, September 8, 1957 : "Crime in the U.S." and "The atmosphere of crime."
Control code
on1160071752
Dimensions
30 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
117 pages, 3 unnumbered pages
Isbn
9783958296961
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations (chiefly color), portraits

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