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    The Learning Tree:


    A Gordon Parks Digital Archive

    Dive deep into the making of a landmark American film and the legacy of its groundbreaking creator.

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Gordon Parks

Gordon Parks


In his lifetime, Parks produced an astonishing literary output, including four volumes of memoirs, several novels, a children’s book, a poetry collection, and several texts pairing his photographs with his own writings. His first novel, The Learning Tree…

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The Learning Tree

The Learning Tree


At a time when Hollywood still struggles to reflect the diversity of American life, the film of The Learning Tree, shot both in Fort Scott and Hollywood, sets important precedents. With the backing of his friend,…

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Images

  • Actor Kyle Johnson (Newt Winger), facing away from the camera, is photographed byGordon Parks' oldest son, Gordon Parks Junior. Various actors and crew members mingle in the street in front of a red brick house.
  • Director Gordon Parks, right, and two production crew members filming from above by the Phillips 66 gas station.
  • Actors in overalls for the funeral scene in The Learning Tree.
  • Acting cast mingling in front of a brick building in downtown Fort Scott, Kansas.
  • Production Crew and acting cast taking a break between scenes by production equipment
  • Actors exiting the courthouse from the trial scene.
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