Print Name
American Gothic by Gordon Parks - 1942
Print Description
Photograph showing Farm Security Administration employee Ella Watson standing with mop and broom in front of American flag in Washington DC - by Gordon Parks, 1942. Library of Congress : 'Gordon Parks once called his camera a “weapon against poverty and racism.” His poignant photographs documented all walks of life, from the poor and impoverished of Chicago, to the gangs of Harlem, to the fashions of Paris.'