TANISHA LAVERNE GRANT COVERS 10th ANNUAL GORDON PARKS FOUNDATION AUCTION AND GALA
Kathleen N. Cleaver former Black Panther leader was among a host of luminaries honored at the 10th Annual Gordon Parks Foundation Auction and Gala in New York City. The Gordon Parks Foundation honors individuals who have contributed their lives to the arts. The Foundation permanently preserves the works of Gordon Parks and other artists, makes it available to the public through exhibitions, books, and electronic media, and supports artistic and educational activities that advance what Gordon described as “the common search for a better life and a better world.”
Other honorees include Founders of Public School and Creative Directors of DKNY Maxwell Osborne and Dao-Yi Chow, artist and entertainer Janelle Monae, photographer LaToya Ruby Frazier, Founder of the Equal Justice Initiative Bryan Stevenson, and Special Musical Guest Jon Batiste & Stay Human. Leonard Lauder and Judy Glickman Lauder were also presented with the Gordon Parks Patron of the Arts Awards. The evening’s Co-Chairs include Alicia Keys, Kaseem ‘Swizz Beatz” Dean, Karl Lagerfeld, Usher IV, Grace Raymond and Alexander Soros.
Other honorees include Founders of Public School and Creative Directors of DKNY Maxwell Osborne and Dao-Yi Chow, artist and entertainer Janelle Monae, photographer LaToya Ruby Frazier, Founder of the Equal Justice Initiative Bryan Stevenson, and Special Musical Guest Jon Batiste & Stay Human. Leonard Lauder and Judy Glickman Lauder were also presented with the Gordon Parks Patron of the Arts Awards. The evening’s Co-Chairs include Alicia Keys, Kaseem ‘Swizz Beatz” Dean, Karl Lagerfeld, Usher IV, Grace Raymond and Alexander Soros.
Gordon Parks was one of the truly great ones.