Gordon ParksAmerican, 1912–2006Luzia, the Favela
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Where is “Luzia, the Favela” now? Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Not on view at present. Checked September 29, 2026.
Washington, D.C., United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
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- The museum
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- Accession number
- 2016.117.223
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- National Gallery of Art
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In the life of Gordon Parks
The whole life1948–1972
Photographs Malcolm X, Muhammad Ali, Barbra Streisand
In more than twenty years at Life he photographs fashion, sports, Broadway, poverty and racial segregation, as well as portraits of Malcolm X, Stokely Carmichael, Muhammad Ali and Barbra Streisand. Malcolm X asks him to be the godfather of his daughter Qubilah Shabazz.
1960
Named Photographer of the Year
The American Society of Magazine Photographers names him Photographer of the Year.
1960s
Daughter born: Leslie Parks
1962
Meets the editor Genevieve Young
When he begins writing “The Learning Tree”, his publisher assigns him a Chinese-American editor, Genevieve Young, stepdaughter of the Chinese diplomat Wellington Koo. They later become romantically involved, at a time when both are divorcing previous spouses.
1962
Marries Elizabeth Campbell
Marries Elizabeth Campbell, daughter of the cartoonist E. Simms Campbell; the marriage lasts until 1973.
1963
Publishes the novel “The Learning Tree”
His semi-autobiographical novel “The Learning Tree” is published; he will later adapt it for the screen himself.
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