Gordon Parks Directing Dana Elcar on the set of the Learning Tree
1 2014-12-17T10:40:14-08:00 Alex Stinson 5c04b0534a167c70bbffa03c74f2cba2e14aaced 3503 1 This picture shows Gordon Parks sitting on a director’s chair, to the left of the film equipment and crew. Gordon Parks is talking to one of the actors, Dana Elcar, who plays the character Kirky in The Learning Tree. Dana Elcar is in costume for a scene they are shooting in the woods, evident from the trees in the background. plain 2014-12-17T10:40:14-08:00 Alex Stinson 5c04b0534a167c70bbffa03c74f2cba2e14aacedThis page is referenced by:
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Gordon Parks Directing Dana Elcar on the set of the Learning Tree
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An Image Description by Tanisha Crump and Rachel Wrobel
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Tanisha Crump and Rachel Wrobel
By Tanisha Crump and Rachel Wrobel, Students at Kansas State University
Gordon Parks, born and raised in Kansas, grew up surrounded by the oppression of racism. Parks exhibits the racial harassment that he had to face through the lives and experiences of his characters in The Learning Tree, as they are embedded in similarly distressing systems of racial power. These oppressive systems led Parks to a life of photography and film where he used his experiences to spark his passion and interest. Kirky, an important character in The Learning Tree, is a primal symbol of the racism Parks experienced.In this photo, Parks is conversing onset with the actor who played Kirky. Parks, seeming pretty happy, shows how his constant battles of racism did not force him into the same racial hold against those white individuals. In the film, we see how Parks depicts Kirky as the racist sheriff who has it out for most African Americans. Kirky, throughout the film, is the one who enforces most of the laws onto the young African American teen boys, showing how most teen boys in Parks' era were harassed by those that were meant to protect all citizens.Note: This description of the image, was completed as part of this assignment.
- 1 2014-12-17T13:09:27-08:00 Tex 1 plain 2014-12-17T13:09:27-08:00 by Katy Karlin, Associate Professor at Kansas State University, with Karole Graham, who played Big Mable in the film The Learning Tree (as Carol Lamond), Fort Scott, KS, October 3, 2014
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