Black Beauty: A History and a Celebration - Hardcover

Arogundade, Ben

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1560252766 ISBN 13: 9781560252764

Publisher: Thunder's Mouth Pr, 2000

Synopsis

Portrays men and women who have embodied black beauty, from Harry Belafonte and Dorothy Dandridge to Muhammad Ali and Lauryn Hill, and discusses the roles of black actors and models in establishing trends.

About this title

Synopsis:

Through over 150 color and black and white photographs and an engaging, informed text, Black Beauty discusses the position of blacks within the beauty hierarchy of the West, as well as the kinds of work available to black models within the past century. Author Ben Arogundade also offers insight to the ways in which certain styles of black beauty have been promoted above others. In considering black icons and celebrities from Marcus Garvey, Josephine Baker, and Muhammad Ali to Billy Dee Williams, Grace Jones and Lauryn Hill, Black Beauty reveals the many differing images of those who have embodied black beauty in our culture. Portraits by Herb Ritts, Albert Watson, Richard Avedon, and other eminent photographers are included in this stunning compilation.

About this edition

• Publisher: Thunder's Mouth Pr
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 1560252766
• ISBN 13: 9781560252764
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 174