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)
Gordon Parks American, 1912–2006

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

Foam Pattern
Gordon C. Abbott American, 1882–1951

Photo Fry
Gordon Matta-Clark American, 1943–1978

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

Off on My Own (Harlem, New York), from the series "Harlem is Nowhere"
Gordon Parks American, 1912-2006

Devotion
Gordon C. Abbott American, 1882–1951

Duke Ellington
Gordon Parks American, 1912–2006

Naples
Maurice Gordon American, 1913-1971

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

Pastor Ledbetter, Chicago, Illinois, from the series "Metropolitan Baptist Church" (1953)
Gordon Parks American, 1912–2006

Untitled
Gordon Parks American, 1912–2006

Wheels and Hubcaps, Old Maxwell Street Market
Ron Gordon American, born 1942

Mexican Pottery
Gordon C. Abbott American, 1882–1951

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
Ron Gordon American, born 1942

The Haul
Gordon C. Abbott American, 1882–1951