10 x 6 1/4 in. silver gelatin photographs of Gordon Parks posed talking on the telephone, incl. view of him holding scissors in front of his face (strong tonality, minimal edge wear). Ink stamps on verso, incl. photo credit to Patricia Willard. Provenance: Gordon Parks personal collection (Parks' ink stamp on verso).

Patricia Willard is a photographer, writer, and jazz historian. She worked as an editor for jazz magazines such as Down Beat, Jazz and Jazz & Pop. Willard served as Duke Ellington's longtime publicist and as a historical advisor to the Duke Ellington Collection at the Smithsonian.