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First edition. |
| Description |
143 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm |
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still image sti rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Note |
Coincides with a touring exhibition of Brathwaite's work May 2019 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Summary |
In the late 1950s and throughout the 1960s, Kwame Brathwaite used his photography to popularize the political slogan "Black Is Beautiful." This monograph--the first ever dedicated to Brathwaite's remarkable career--tells the story of a key, but under-recognized, figure of the second Harlem Renaissance. Inspired by the writings of activist and black nationalist Marcus Garvey, Brathwaite, along with his older brother, Elombe Brath, founded the African Jazz Arts Society and Studios (AJASS) and the Grandassa Models (1962). AJASS was a collective of artists, playwrights, designers, and dancers; Grandassa Models was a modeling agency for black women, founded to challenge white beauty standards. From stunning studio portraits of the Grandassa Models to behind-the-scenes images of Harlem?s artistic community, including Max Roach, Abbey Lincoln, and Miles Davis, this book offers a long-overdue exploration of Brathwaite's life and work |
| Contents |
Preface / by Kwame Brathwaite -- Black is beautiful / by Tanisha C. Ford -- African Jazz-Art Society -- Think black, buy black -- The Grandassa models -- Black is beautiful, then and now / by Deborah Willis |
| Subject |
Brathwaite, Kwame, 1938- -- Exhibitions.
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Photography, Artistic -- Exhibitions.
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African American photographers -- Biography -- Exhibitions.
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Photographers -- United States -- Biography -- Exhibitions.
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African Americans -- Pictorial works -- Exhibitions.
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African Americans -- Intellectual life -- 20th century -- Exhibitions.
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African American arts -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century -- Sources -- Exhibitions.
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Harlem Renaissance -- Exhibitions.
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Photography.
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Photography.
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| Genre |
Exhibition catalogs.
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Illustrated works.
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Exhibition catalogs.
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| Subject |
ocls black history
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| Added Author |
Ford, Tanisha C., writer of added commentary.
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Willis, Deborah, 1948- writer of added commentary.
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| Added Title |
Black is beautiful |
| ISBN |
9781597114431 hardcover ; alkaline paper : $40.00 |
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159711443X hardcover ; alkaline paper |
| Standard No. |
40029314879 |
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