Jamel Shabazz photographing the attending “A Great Day in Hip Hop” participants. Photo by Mike Vitelli for BFA.

Fab 5 Freddy, Debbie Harry, and Chris Stein. Photo by Terrence Jennings.

Douglas Durst presenting his award to Honoree Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Photo by Vladimir Weinstein for BFA.

2017 Fellow Devin Allen and 2018 Fellow Derrick Adams with guests. Photo by Sean Lassiter.

Presenters Sarah Lewis and Alex Soros with Honoree Chelsea Clinton. Photo by Sean Zanni for PMC.

Honoree Kehinde Wiley with Black Thought, Swizz Beatz, and Questlove. Photo by Sean Zanni for PMC.

2019 Fellows Guadalupe Rosales and Hank Willis Thomas. Photo by Vladimir Weinstein for BFA.

Honoree Raf Simons. Photo by Sean Zanni for PMC.

Vikki Tobak, author of Contact High: A Visual History of Hip Hop. Photo by Terrence Jennings.

The 2019 Gordon Parks Foundation Scholarship and Prizes recipients. Photo by Terrence Jennings.

Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz. Photo by Vladimir Weinstein for BFA.

Dapper Dan, Executive Director Peter W. Kunhardt Jr., and MC for the night, Sarah Jones. Photo by Vladimir Weinstein for BFA.

Kool Keith, Pete Rock, Ced Gee, and Grandmaster Caz. Photo by Sean Zanni for PMC.

Gayle King. Photo by Sean Zanni for PMC.

Sarah Arison and Executive Director Peter W. Kunhardt Jr. with Patron of the Arts Honorees Carol Sutton Lewis and William M. Lewis. Jr.. Photo by Sean Zanni for PMC.

Judy Glickman Lauder and Leonard A. Lauder. Photo by Vladimir Weinstein for BFA.

Sherry Bronfman and Danny Glover. Photo by Vladimir Weinstein for BFA.

Leslie Parks Bailey and Radcliffe Bailey. Photo by Vladimir Weinstein for BFA.

Gordon Parks on location for A Great Day in Hip-Hop, Harlem, New York, 1998

 A Great Day in Hip-Hop, Harlem, New York, 1998

The Gordon Parks Foundation 13th Anniversary Awards Dinner and Auction was held on Tuesday, June 4th at Cipriani 42nd Street. We honored Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Chelsea Clinton, Raf Simons and Kehinde Wiley. The Patron of the Arts Award went to civic leaders and philanthropists Carol Sutton Lewis and William M. Lewis, Jr. In celebration of the 20th anniversary of the iconic photograph A Great Day in Hip-Hop, taken in Harlem by Gordon Parks, Questlove gave remarks. The evening was co-chaired by Kenneth and Kathryn Chenault, Valerie Jarrett, Alicia Keys and Kasseem Dean, Karl Lagerfeld, Judy and Leonard Lauder, Ronald O. Perelman, and Alexander Soros. 

Culture Type: The Year in Black Art 2019
Culture Type: The Year in Black Art 2019
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“The social justice that Gordon Parks represents is one that is real. His work means so much to the world and I stand on his shoulders.”
“The social justice that Gordon Parks represents is one that is real. His work means so much to the world and I stand on his shoulders.”
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ALICIA KEYS AND SWIZZ BEATZ TALK THE IMPORTANCE OF ART AT THE GORDON PARKS FOUNDATION GALA
ALICIA KEYS AND SWIZZ BEATZ TALK THE IMPORTANCE OF ART AT THE GORDON PARKS FOUNDATION GALA
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An interview with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
An interview with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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NYC VIBE was on hand to honor Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Chelsea Clinton, Raf Simons and Kehinde Wiley.
NYC VIBE was on hand to honor Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Chelsea Clinton, Raf Simons and Kehinde Wiley.
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Last Night's Look: The Red Carpet Outfits You Have to See
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Inside the Gordon Parks Foundation's Annual Gala
Inside the Gordon Parks Foundation's Annual Gala
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It Was a Night of History and Hip Hop at the Gordon Parks Foundation Gala
It Was a Night of History and Hip Hop at the Gordon Parks Foundation Gala
Vogue 06/06/2019
GORDON PARKS FOUNDATION RAISES $1.3 MILLION, HONORS KAREEM ABDUL-JABBAR AND KEHINDE WILEY
GORDON PARKS FOUNDATION RAISES $1.3 MILLION, HONORS KAREEM ABDUL-JABBAR AND KEHINDE WILEY
Black Enterprise 06/06/2019
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Honored at Gordon Parks Foundation Gala
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Honored at Gordon Parks Foundation Gala
Hollywood Reporter 06/05/2019
‘Doin’ It for Mr. Parks’: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Chelsea Clinton, and Questlove Assemble at Gordon Parks Foundation Gala
‘Doin’ It for Mr. Parks’: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Chelsea Clinton, and Questlove Assemble at Gordon Parks Foundation Gala
Artnews 06/05/2019
Reminiscing on Hip-Hop’s Bygone Days With Dapper Dan
Reminiscing on Hip-Hop’s Bygone Days With Dapper Dan
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Parks and Re-Creation
Parks and Re-Creation
New York Times 06/05/2019
Alicia Keys takes the stage at the Gordon Parks Foundation Gala
Alicia Keys takes the stage at the Gordon Parks Foundation Gala
Daily Mail 06/05/2019
Honorees Abound at the 13th Annual Gordon Parks Foundation Awards Dinner and Auction
Honorees Abound at the 13th Annual Gordon Parks Foundation Awards Dinner and Auction
Surface 06/05/2019
GORDON PARKS FOUNDATION’S ANNUAL GALA BRINGS BIG NAMES TO MIDTOWN
GORDON PARKS FOUNDATION’S ANNUAL GALA BRINGS BIG NAMES TO MIDTOWN
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Latest News in African American Art
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Alicia Keys poses at The Gordon Parks Foundation’s Annual Awards Dinner
Alicia Keys poses at The Gordon Parks Foundation’s Annual Awards Dinner
People 06/05/2019
Gordon Parks Foundation to celebrate Chelsea Clinton, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and more
Gordon Parks Foundation to celebrate Chelsea Clinton, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and more
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Raf Simons
Raf Simons
2019
Kehinde Wiley
Kehinde Wiley
2019
Chelsea Clinton
Chelsea Clinton
2019
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
2019
Carol Sutton Lewis and William M. Lewis, Jr.
Carol Sutton Lewis and William M. Lewis, Jr.
The Gordon Parks Patron of the Arts Award 2019
Questlove, Black Thought, and Artists from A Great Day in Hip Hop
Questlove, Black Thought, and Artists from A Great Day in Hip Hop
Special Guests 2019