Lee Masters, dairy farmer. Cooperstown, New York. 1946

"Lee Masters, Dairy Farmer" is a photograph by Gordon Parks, taken in Cooperstown, New York, in 1946. The image portrays Lee Masters, a farmer, looking out of a window, framed by the weathered wooden structure of his home and a wagon wheel in the foreground. Parks's signature style of photojournalism is evident in this work, which captures the dignity and hardship of rural life in America. Parks's work often focused on the lives of African Americans during a time of great social change, but he also used his lens to shed light on the struggles of other marginalized groups, like farmers like Lee Masters.