Gordon Parks Foundation Essay Prize

Awarded for the first time on April 25th, 2019 at the Vision & Justice Convening, and initially conceptualized by Sarah Lewis, the prize honors the legacy of photographer and filmmaker Gordon Parks.

The Gordon Parks Foundation Essay Prize is part of the foundation’s year-round educational and grant-making initiatives to support students. The jury, for which Lewis was the inaugural chair, is comprised of faculty from the following Harvard departments: History of Art and Architecture, African and African American Studies, and Art, Film, and Visual Studies. 

Gordon Parks, "Emerging Man, Harlem, New York," 1952 courtesy The Gordon Parks Foundation.

Image Credit: Gordon Parks, Emerging Man, Harlem, New York, 1952 courtesy The Gordon Parks Foundation.