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Screening of the Documentary Gordon Parks’ American Gothic: Liberating the Voices and Visions of a New Generation

Fri, Oct 04

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Fort Scott

This short documentary features a visit to the Minneapolis Institute of Arts to explore Gordon Parks' iconic American Gothic collection centered on Ella Watson.

Screening of the Documentary Gordon Parks’ American Gothic: Liberating the Voices and Visions of a New Generation
Screening of the Documentary Gordon Parks’ American Gothic: Liberating the Voices and Visions of a New Generation

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Oct 04, 2024, 1:30 PM – 2:00 PM

Fort Scott, 2108 Horton St, Fort Scott, KS 66701, USA

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Screening of the Documentary Gordon Parks’ American Gothic: Liberating the Voices and Visions of a New Generation 

This short documentary features a visit to the Minneapolis Institute of Arts to explore Gordon Parks' iconic American Gothic collection centered on Ella Watson. This collection was created while Parks was on an apprenticeship with the Farm Security Administration and first met Ella Watkins, who cleaned the government buildings in Washington, D.C. Produced by Don’t Believe the Hype, a program of Twin Cities Public Television/PBS and SoulTouch Productions and introduced by Robin Hickman Winfield, Executive Producer of SoulTouch Productions and great-niece of Gordon Parks. In the FSCC Ellis Fine Arts Center Theater. FREE.

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