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Gordon Parks: Herklas Brown and Maine, 1944 /

"In January 1944, at the height of World War II, Gordon Parks photographed Herklas Brown, owner of the general store and Esso gas station in Somerville, Maine. Parks traveled to the state under the auspices of the Standard Oil Company (New Jersey) (SONJ) to record its contributions to the war e...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Parks, Gordon, 1912-2006 (Photographer), Goodyear, Frank H., III, 1967- (Editor, Contributor), Weems, Carrie Mae, 1953- (Contributor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Göttingen, Germany : Pleasantville, New York : Brunswick, Maine : Steidl ; The Gordon Parks Foundation ; Bowdoin College Museum of Art, 2025.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Parks, Gordon, > 1912-2006 > Exhibitions.
Photography, Artistic > Exhibitions.
Standard Oil Company of New Jersey > Employees > Pictorial works.
Petroleum industry and trade > Maine > History > Pictorial works.
Service stations > Maine > History > Pictorial works.
Maine > History > Pictorial works.
World War, 1939-1945 > Maine > Pictorial works.
Photographie artistique > Expositions.
Pétrole > Industrie et commerce > Maine > Histoire > Ouvrages illustrés.
Stations-service > Maine > Histoire > Ouvrages illustrés.
Maine > Histoire > Ouvrages illustrés.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Maine > Ouvrages illustrés.
PHOTOGRAPHY / Photojournalism.
Parks, Gordon
Photography, Artistic
Service stations
Maine
Pictorial works.
Portraits

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