Gordon Parks: Voices in the Mirror

Jack Shainman Gallery is pleased to announce _Voices in the Mirror_, an exhibition that revisits images by Gordon Parks through the reflections of the people and families he photographed. For the very first time, the families of **Muhammad Ali** and **Malcolm X**, among others, have reflected on the photographs Parks made and their enduring power. Marking the 20th anniversary of The Gordon Parks Foundation, _Voices in the Mirror_—titled after Parks' final memoir published in 1990—also looks deeply at the collaborative relationship between Parks, his subjects and their families as he documented the struggle for equality alongside the perseverance of Black excellence. Reaffirming the importance of Parks' legacy in the 21st century, the exhibition provides fresh insight into his work, as memory and anecdote animate photographs long-since analyzed, studied and examined, revealing levels of detail and depth previously unavailable. Written reflections include those from **Kathleen Cleaver** (_The Black Panthers_, 1970), **Kate** **Clark Harris** (_The Doll Test_, 1947), **Kyle Johnson** (_The Learning Tree_, 1969) and **Cora Taylor** (_Segregation in the South_, 1956), each direct subjects of Parks' photographs. Additional reflections have been provided by **Lonnie Ali**, widow of Muhammad Ali; **Qubilah Shabazz**, daughter of Malcolm X; Gloria Vanderbilt's son, CNN Anchor **Anderson Cooper** and Ingrid Bergman's daughter, actress **Isabella Rossellini**. Contributions have also been made by filmmaker **Ava DuVernay**; **Bryan Stevenson**, Founder and Executive Director of the Equal Justice Initiative; **Alice Walker**, author of _The Color Purple_ (1982), and her daughter, writer and producer **Rebecca Walker**; **Thelma Golden**, Ford Foundation Director and Chief Curator of the Studio Museum in Harlem; **Deborah Willis,** University Professor and Chair of the Department of Photography & Imaging at Tisch School of the Arts, New York University; artist **Hank Willis Thomas**; and **Ambassador** **Andrew Young**, who participated in the 1963 March on Washington that Parks photographed.