Kunhardt oversees the Gordon Parks Foundation's exhibitions, publications, critical research projects, and public programs organized with institutions internationally and its exhibition space in
Pleasantville, New York, as well as the artist's archive. As an extension of his role at the Foundation, Kunhardt also serves as series editor for
Steidl/Gordon Parks Foundation publications. Kunhardt has been involved with creating a number of museum exhibitions and catalogues. He has coedited, edited and coauthored books. He is responsible for the Meserve-Kunhardt Foundation's acquisition of the archive of
Life photographer
Ed Clark and its preservation of the Meserve-Kunhardt Collection of 19th century photography, which now resides at the
Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library at Yale University. Under his leadership, the Gordon Parks Foundation established the Gordon Parks Foundation Scholarships and Prizes program, which has conferred over $1 million in scholarships and prizes to more than 120 students at 10 educational institutions since its inception in 2009. Scholarship partner institutions include:
Purchase College, State University of New York;
Pratt Institute; New York University
Tisch School of the Arts; Ghetto Film School; National YoungArts Foundation;
Harlem School of the Arts;
Fashion Institute of Technology;
Columbia Journalism School. During his tenure, the Foundation also established the Gordon Parks Foundation Fellowship, which has awarded eight fellowships to photographers, artists, filmmakers, and musicians whose work addresses themes of representation and social justice. In 2019, Kunhardt oversaw the launch of The Gordon Parks Arts and Social Justice Fund dedicated to supporting these educational initiatives. He oversaw the creation of the Gordon Parks Foundation / Steidl Book Prize, which serves as a publishing platform for artists whose practice reflects and extends Gordon Parks’ legacy. The recipient of the annual prize develops a book of new work published and distributed by Steidl, one of the leading art book publishers internationally. Kunhardt is also an Executive Producer of the 2021
HBO film
A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks, which was an official selection of the 2021
Tribeca Film Festival. The Meserve/Kunhardt family, including Kunhardt Jr, has been the collector and custodian of photographs and memorabilia of
Abraham Lincoln for five generations, the story of which was the subject of the documentary
Living With Lincoln that premiered on HBO. ==Museum exhibitions and catalogues in which Kunhardt has been involved==