Gordon’s work is defined by its 21st century sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.
Untitled
Gordon Powell American, born 1947
The Lovers
William Powell Frith (English, 1819–1909)
Battered Man
Gordon Parks American, 1912–2006
Splitting
Gordon Matta-Clark American, 1943–1978
The Invisible Man (Harlem, New York), from the series "A Man Becomes Invisible" (1952)
Untitled (New York, Harlem), from the series "A Man Becomes Invisible" (1952)
Foam Pattern
Gordon C. Abbott American, 1882–1951
Photo Fry
Malcolm X Holding up Black Muslim Newspaper, Los Angeles, California
Off on My Own (Harlem, New York), from the series "Harlem is Nowhere"
Gordon Parks American, 1912-2006
Devotion
Duke Ellington
Naples
Maurice Gordon American, 1913-1971
Untitled (Harlem, New York), from the series "A Man Becomes Invisible" (1952)
Pastor Ledbetter, Chicago, Illinois, from the series "Metropolitan Baptist Church" (1953)
Wheels and Hubcaps, Old Maxwell Street Market
Ron Gordon American, born 1942
Mexican Pottery
L. Ferguson Bernier, R. Thomas Courtney, Crew Aboard the Tugboat Desplaines. Calumet River Fleeting, Inc. Throwing a Rope from the Tug to a Chemical Barge
The Haul