Current projects: Ludwig Bemelmans

Bemelmans: The Life and Art of Madeline’s Creator by John Bemelmans Marciano; Viking, 1999

A Madeline Treasury: The Original Stories by Ludwig Bemelmans with an introduction by Anna Quindlen; Viking, 1993

Ludwig Bemelmans: A Bibliography by Murray Pomerance; James H. Heineman, Inc., 1993

Penny Dances for France

Art Vaughn and Gloria Freeman, professor at Kansas State University who invested themselves in the Morganville/Feves, France, story when Gloria’s journalism class uncovered the story of Morganville’s fund-raiser pageant in 1948.

Clay County Historical Museum for pictures and newspaper articles.


Books by Gordon Parks

Eyes with Winged Thoughts
by Gordon Parks; Simon & Schuster, 2005
This is Gordon's last book of poetry, published the month of his ninety-third birthday.

Hungry Heart
by Gordon Parks; Simon & Schuster, 2005
The last of four autobiographical books by Gordon, this is a heartfelt account of how he saw his life unfold.

Voices in the Mirror
by Gordon Parks; Doubleday, 1990
Gordon gives a powerful personal account of his life to age 78. 

A Choice of Weapons
by Gordon Parks; Harper & Row, 1965
His first autobiographical work, Gordon tells about his choice of a camera as a weapon to fight against a world of pain and anger.