Blackbird ArchiveSarah Eckhardt
Dr. Sarah Eckhardt is the Associate Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Her department is responsible for the museum’s early twentieth century European holdings as well as the mid-to-late twentieth-century and twenty-first century collections, including photography and the sculpture garden. She received her BA from Valparaiso University and her MA and PhD from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where she was awarded a Henry Luce Dissertation Fellowship.
A biographical note on Sarah Eckhardt, curator of the VMFA exhibition of Gordon Parks photographs.
GalleryGordon ParksA biographical profile of Gordon Parks, the first African American staff photographer for Life magazine, noted for his work on race and poverty.
Gallery“Parks at Life: Works from VMFA’s Collection,” Gordon ParksAn overview of eight Gordon Parks photographs from Life magazine, acquired by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, spanning his career from 1948 to 1967.
Gallery“Introduction to Parks at Life: Works from VMFA’s Collection,” Gordon Parks | Works from VMFA's Collection | Gordon ParksAn introduction to the VMFA's Gordon Parks photography collection, including his unpublished "Back to Fort Scott" photo essay.