Gordon Parks film at SLAM: Friday, 1 August 2008

SAINT LOUIS ART MUSEUM FILM SERIES
GORDON PARKS: FILMMAKER

A prolific and multifaceted artist, Gordon Parks (1912-2006) is best known for his work as a documentary photographer for LIFE magazine. He was also one of the first African American film directors to break into Hollywood.

Friday, August 1, 7 p.m.
"Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks" (2000, 91 minutes)
Saint Louis Art Museum Auditorium, FREE

Through photographs, film clips, and interviews with the artist, his family, colleagues, and associates, this engaging documentary looks at the life and work of Gordon Parks. It is a revealing portrait of Parks as an artist, a family man, and as an observer and participant on the front lines of American history in the 20th century. Produced by Denzel Washington for HBO, the film was made to complement the traveling exhibition Half Past Autumn: The Art of Gordon Parks, a retrospective of Parks's photography. Narrated by Alfre Woodard.

Doors open 30 minutes before showtime.

Don't miss the Saint Louis Art Museum exhibition "Bare Witness: Photographs by Gordon Parks", on view through Sunday in Gallery 222.

For more information, please visit www.slam.org or call 314.721.0072.