This photographer of (*) "American Gothic" was the first African-American staff photographer for Life magazine.
One photograph by this artist depicts the fingers and face of a man emerging from a manhole. He wrote a book of poetry titled after another of his photographs, which depicts a malnourished Brazilian boy named Flavio. He photographed three black clad women with unfocused faces in the background as a white-blouse wearing Ingrid Bergman stares into the camera. On his first day of employment with the Farm Security Administration, he took his famous photograph of a janitor standing in front of an American flag holding a broom and a mop. This photographer of (*) "American Gothic" was the first African-American staff photographer for Life magazine. For 10 points, name this photo-essayist who adapted his own coming of age novel in the film The Learning Tree and also directed Shaft.
One photograph by this artist depicts the fingers and face of a man emerging from a manhole.
Gordon Parks