Gordon’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Homage
Gordon Louis Mortensen American, born 1938

E-21: French Boudoir of the Louis XV Period, 1740-60
Designed by Narcissa Niblack Thorne American, 1882-1966

E-23: French Dining Room of the Periods of Louis XV and Louis XIV
Designed by Narcissa Niblack Thorne American, 1882-1966

E-24: French Salon of the Louis XVI Period, c. 1780
Designed by Narcissa Niblack Thorne American, 1882-1966

E-18: French Salon of the Louis XIV Period, 1660-1700
Designed by Narcissa Niblack Thorne American, 1882-1966

E-22: French Provincial Bedroom of the Louis XV Period, 18th Century
Designed by Narcissa Niblack Thorne American, 1882-1966

E-19: French Dining Room of the Louis XIV Period, 1660-1700
Designed by Narcissa Niblack Thorne American, 1882-1966

E-20: French Library of the Louis XV Period, c. 1720
Designed by Narcissa Niblack Thorne American, 1882-1966

Battered Man
Gordon Parks American, 1912–2006

Jean Harlow
William Mortensen American, 1897–1965

Splitting
Gordon Matta-Clark American, 1943–1978

Louis Phélypeaux de la Vrillière
Robert Nanteuil French, 1623-1678

The Invisible Man (Harlem, New York), from the series "A Man Becomes Invisible" (1952)
Gordon Parks American, 1912–2006

Untitled (New York, Harlem), from the series "A Man Becomes Invisible" (1952)
Gordon Parks American, 1912–2006

Louis XIV
Robert Nanteuil French, 1623-1678

The Fear of Love
Jean Louis Lemoyne (French, 1665–1755)

Foam Pattern
Gordon C. Abbott American, 1882–1951

Photo Fry
Gordon Matta-Clark American, 1943–1978

The Sorceress
William Mortensen American, 1897–1965

Malcolm X Holding up Black Muslim Newspaper, Los Angeles, California
Gordon Parks American, 1912–2006