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Rhona Hoffman Gallery is pleased to present Gordon Parks’s fourth solo exhibition with the
gallery, The Early Years: 1942 - 1963. One of the preeminent photographers of the twentieth
century and committed to social justice throughout his life, Parks is best known for his
documentation of African-American life, both in urban and rural environments, and his focus on
civil rights. Many of the photographs in this exhibition were captured during Parks’ time as a
staff photographer at Life magazine, where he was the first African-American to be hired in that
position, in 1948.

In this exhibition, the …