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

Chicago Motor Club
Gordon Coster American, 1906–1988

Untitled
Gordon Coster American, 1906–1988

Communist Rally: Free Earl Browder
Gordon Coster American, 1906-1988

Fashion photograph: Metallic Evening Clutch with Couple’s Reflection in Mirror
Gordon Coster American, 1906-1988

Fashion photograph: Woman in White Gloves Descending Stairs with One Hand in Pocket
Gordon Coster American, 1906-1988

Audience in Theater
Gordon Coster American, 1906-1988

Inside James Steel Mill, Chicago
Gordon Coster American, 1906-1988

Little Girl and Woman in Formal Gowns, Looking up Staircase
Gordon Coster American, 1906-1988

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