Gordon Parks: Segregation Story in Mobile, 1956
Date and Time
Saturday Jan 16, 2021 Sunday Sep 5, 2021
Tuesday – Saturday: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Closed Sunday, Monday and all City of Mobile Holidays
Location
Mobile Museum of Art 4850 Museum Dr. Mobile, AL 36608
Fees/Admission
Adults: $12 Seniors: $10 Active Military: $8 Students: $8 Children under 6: FREE Become an MMofA Member and general admission is FREE!
Website
https://www.mobilemuseumofart.com/exhibitions/gordon-parks-segregation-story-in-mobile-1956/
Contact Information
Glenn Robertson
251.208.5200
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Description
Mobile Museum of Art brings the iconic photographs by Gordon Parks during the Jim Crow era back to the city where they were captured with the special exhibition, Gordon Parks: Segregation Story in Mobile, 1956. This exhibition of photographs documents the everyday activities and rituals of one extended black family, the Thorntons, in Mobile and Shady Grove, Alabama, during segregation. The images were originally published in a 1956 photo essay by Parks, an assignment from Life magazine after the Montgomery bus boycotts, but have come to be known around the world for helping to inspire the Civil Rights movement.
