Members Preview Lecture “Gordon Parks: Stokely Carmichael and Black Power”
Gordon Parks, Untitled, 1966, printed 2022, gelatin silver print, courtesy of and © The Gordon Parks Foundation.
Gordon Parks, Stokely Carmichael, Lowndes County, Alabama, 1966, printed 2022, gelatin silver print, courtesy of and © The Gordon Parks Foundation.
Members Preview Curatorial Lecture | Gordon Parks: Stokely Carmichael and Black Power
MFAH members are invited to enjoy an exclusive lecture about Gordon Parks: Stokely Carmichael and Black Power.
Lisa Volpe, curator of photography, discusses acclaimed photographer Gordon Parks and offers an overview of the exhibition, which captures the civil-rights movement and Black Power activist Stokely Carmichael in the 1960s.
Plan Your Visit The lecture takes place in Lynn Wyatt Theater in the Kinder Building, and the exhibition is on view in the Beck Building. The Kinder garage is located at 5500 Main Street, and the Beck garage is at 1144 Binz Street.
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Learning and Interpretation programs receive generous funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services; Samuel H. Kress Foundation; The Brown Foundation, Inc.; Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo; Houston Junior Woman’s Club; Sharon G. Dies; Sterling-Turner Foundation; Susan Vaughan Foundation; and additional generous donors.
“Gordon Parks: Stokely Carmichael and Black Power” is organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, in collaboration with the Gordon Parks Foundation.
Generous support for the exhibition and opening celebration provided by:
Anne Levy Charitable Trust/Jean Karotkin
Dr. Ruth Simmons
Drs. Jakeen and Garfield Johnson
Simin and Gaurdie Banister
Drs. Annette and Anthony Brissett/Nicholas Stuart and Zsavon Butler
DIR Inc./Drs. Russell H. and Rosalind C. Jackson
Wendy and Mavis Kelsey/Fan and Peter Morris
Karen and Ramon Manning
Merinda Watkins-Martin and Reginald Martin