The gala highlighted the power of photography and honored Mark Bradford, Laurene Powell Jobs, Tonya Lewis Lee and Spike Lee, and Darren Walker.
“I grew up looking at images that Gordon Parks created, not even knowing it was Gordon Parks as a young person,” said Tonya Lewis Lee during cocktail hour. “His work, those black-and-white images of just regular people, were so powerful to me in a way that I didn’t even realize. He showed me that you can use your own art to really make an impact and shine a light on things.”
Asked if one of Parks’ photographs especially resonated, Lee noted a few that hit particularly close to home. “We have a few Gordon Parks at my home,” she said, calling out the photographer’s famous “American Gothic” image of a woman posing with a broom in front of an American flag and “Invisible Man,” inspired by Ralph Ellison’s novel. “The one that really stands out to me right now is a self portrait of [Parks] next to his camera,” Lee added.
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