Gordon Parks Foundation

Timeline

1940s

Langston Hughes, Chicago

Lt. "Wild Bill" William Walker, former college athlete, in the cockpit of a P39, Selfridge Field, Michigan ("All clear—Contact.")

Lt. George Knox. 332nd Fighter Group training at Selfridge Field, Michigan ("Fighters up! And good luck.")

332nd Fighter Group in Flight, Selfridge Field, Michigan ("At last we are airborne—We take up our battle positions—White wisps pass us—It's glorious up here.")

Works

10 artworks

Langston Hughes, Chicago

, 1941

Lt. "Wild Bill" William Walker, former college athlete, in the cockpit of a P39, Selfridge Field, Michigan ("All clear—Contact.")

, 1943

Lt. George Knox. 332nd Fighter Group training at Selfridge Field, Michigan ("Fighters up! And good luck.")

, 1943

Gordon Parks Foundation

Timeline

Works

Langston Hughes, Chicago

Lt. "Wild Bill" William Walker, former college athlete, in the cockpit of a P39, Selfridge Field, Michigan ("All clear—Contact.")

Lt. George Knox. 332nd Fighter Group training at Selfridge Field, Michigan ("Fighters up! And good luck.")

332nd Fighter Group in Flight, Selfridge Field, Michigan ("At last we are airborne—We take up our battle positions—White wisps pass us—It's glorious up here.")

Lt. "Wild Bill" William Walker and Lt. George Knox 332nd Fighter Group, Selfridge Field, Michigan ("A guy like Bill has got to come in—Let's wait a while longer.")

Pilots Gambling in Ready Room, Selfridge Field, Michigan ("I fired a long burst and saw an explosion behind the pilot's cockpit—He went straight down—I tried to follow—When he crashed three white blobs jumped out of the ground—Heh! This isn't my deal!")

P40 in Line for Take Off, Selfridge Field, Michigan ("We're back sugar—Thanks a lot—You're a great gal.")

Doll Test, Harlem, New York

Off on My Own, Harlem, New York

Ingrid Bergman, Stromboli, Italy