Language: English
Published by H & L Records Corporation, 1976
Seller: Cat's Curiosities, Pahrump, NV, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. Cover photo of model Marcia McBroom by Kwame Brathwaite (illustrator). 1st Edition. Not a book but a 12-inch, 33-1/3 rpm stereo vinyl Rhythm & Blues LP record, H & L Records HL-69013--698 Stereo, new vinyl in a new glossy color jacket still sealed in its original shrink-wrap. Produced by Hugo & Luigi, and including "Can't help Falling In Love," which is credited to Hugo & Luigi-George David Weiss, produced by Van McCoy and Horace Ott (strings & horns.) The lede singer of the Stylistics is Russell Thompkins, Jr. Reduced from $14.
Language: English
Published by Little Brown & Company, Boston, New York & London, England, 1999
ISBN 10: 0316966207 ISBN 13: 9780316966207
Seller: gearbooks, The Bronx, NY, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Like New. Dust Jacket Condition: Like New. Yo Jandle (Book Design); Amy Goldfarb (Jacket Design); Jack Louth (Jacket Photos); Kwame Brathwaite (Author Photo) (illustrator). 260 pp. Flawless book and dj.
Language: English
Published by Flipped Eye Publishing Limited, 2005
ISBN 10: 1905233019 ISBN 13: 9781905233014
Seller: Sell Books, Elland, YORKS, United Kingdom
paperback. Condition: Acceptable. Please see the condition note after this for details, if this is missing please consider Acceptable to mean poor quality that could include major staining, water damage, writing, missing dustjacket, etc etc. Our books are dispatched from a Yorkshire former cotton mill. We list via barcode/ISBN so please note that the images are stock images and may not be the exact copy you receive, furthermore the details about edition and year might not be accurate as many publishers reuse the same ISBN for multiple editions and as we simply scan a barcode or enter an ISBN we do not check the validity of the edition data when listing. If you're looking for an exact edition please don't order (at least not without checking with us first, although we don't always have time to check). We aim to dispatch prompty, the service used will depend on order value and book size. We can ship to most countries, see our shipping policies. Payment is via Abe only.
Published by The Threepenny Review, 2022
Seller: The Threepenny Review, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
Magazine / Periodical
No Binding. Condition: New. Contained in the Spring 2022 edition of The Threepenny Review. This issue of the well-regarded arts and literary quarterly contains writing by, among others, Geoff Dyer, Erica X Eisen, Ethan Iverson, Phillip Lopate, Greil Marcus, Toni Martin, Maria Mutch, Darryl Pinckney, Robert Pinsky, Renate Schmidgall, Brian Seibert, Alan Shapiro, Clifford Thompson, and Dean Young, as well as fourteen black-and-white photos by Kwame Brathwaite.
Seller: Grand Eagle Retail, Bensenville, IL, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. "From Beyonce to Barack Obama, it's hard to think of a black figure who does not owe their prominence, in some measure, to the ethos of 'Black is Beautiful'" -Ekow Eshun, Financial TimesIn 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 troupe 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 Coincides with an exhibition of Brathwaite's work, 2019. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.
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Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.
Language: English
Published by Aperture, New York, NY, 2019
ISBN 10: 159711443X ISBN 13: 9781597114431
Hardcover. Condition: VG. Color illustrated dustjacket with white text on spine, black boards with white text. (6) 7-143 pp. Features many b+w, some color illustrations. 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.
Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.
Seller: Kennys Bookshop and Art Galleries Ltd., Galway, GY, Ireland
Condition: New. 2019. Hardcover. . . . . .
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Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 143 pages. 11.00x8.75x0.50 inches. In Stock.
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Seller: AussieBookSeller, Truganina, VIC, Australia
Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. "From Beyonce to Barack Obama, it's hard to think of a black figure who does not owe their prominence, in some measure, to the ethos of 'Black is Beautiful'" -Ekow Eshun, Financial TimesIn 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 troupe 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 Coincides with an exhibition of Brathwaite's work, 2019. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.
Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. "From Beyonce to Barack Obama, it's hard to think of a black figure who does not owe their prominence, in some measure, to the ethos of 'Black is Beautiful'" -Ekow Eshun, Financial TimesIn 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 troupe 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 Coincides with an exhibition of Brathwaite's work, 2019. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.
Language: English
Published by New York, Aperture,, New York, 2019
ISBN 10: 159711443X ISBN 13: 9781597114431
hardcover. Condition: As New. Prima edizione (First Edition). Introduzione e fotografie di Kwame Brathwaite. Testi di Tanisha C. Ford e Deborah Willis. Illustrazioni a colori e in bianco e nero . Cm 28x22. pp. 144. . Perfetto (Mint). . Prima edizione (First Edition). . Alla fine degli anni '50 e per tutti gli anni '60, Kwame Brathwaite usò la sua fotografia per diffondere lo slogan politico "Black Is Beautiful". Questa monografia - la prima in assoluto dedicata alla straordinaria carriera di Brathwaite - racconta la storia di una figura chiave, ma poco riconosciuta, del secondo Harlem Renaissance.Ispirato dagli scritti dell'attivista e nazionalista nero Marcus Garvey, Brathwaite, insieme a suo fratello maggiore, Elombe Brath, fondò la African Jazz Arts Society and Studios (AJASS) e la Grandassa Models (1962). AJASS era un collettivo di artisti, drammaturghi, designer e ballerini; Grandassa Models era un'agenzia di modelle per donne nere, fondata per sfidare gli standard di bellezza bianchi. Dagli splendidi ritratti in studio dei Grandassa Models alle immagini dietro le quinte della comunità artistica di Harlem - Max Roach, Abbey Lincoln e Miles Davis - questo libro offre un'esplorazione attesa da tempo della vita e del lavoro di Brathwaite. Book.
Condition: New. Über den AutorrnrnKwame Brathwaite (born in Brooklyn, New York, 1938) is represented by Philip Martin in Los Angeles. Beginning in the early 1960s, Brathwaite photographed stories for black publications such as the New York Amsterd.
Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Kwame Brathwaite (born in Brooklyn, New York, 1938) is represented by Philip Martin in Los Angeles. Beginning in the early 1960s, Brathwaite photographed stories for black publications such as the New York Amsterdam News , City Sun , and Daily Challenge , helping set the stage for the Black Arts and Black Power movements. By the 1970s, Brathwaite was one of the era¿s top concert photographers, shaping the images of such public figures as Stevie Wonder, Bob Marley, James Brown, and Muhammad Ali. Recent acquirers of Brathwaite¿s work include the Museum of Modern Art, Whitney Museum of American Art, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College. Tanisha C. Ford (essay) is associate professor of Africana studies and history at the University of Delaware. She is the author of Liberated Threads: Black Women, Style, and the Global Politics of Soul (2015), which won the 2016 Organization of American Historians¿ Liberty Legacy Foundation Award for best book on civil rights history. She was featured in Aperture ¿s Fall 2017 issue, ¿Elements of Style,¿ among many other publications. Ford is a cofounder of TEXTURES, a pop-up material culture lab, creating and curating content on fashion and the built environment. Deborah Willis (essay) is an artist, writer, and curator, as well as professor and chair of the Department of Photography and Imaging at Tisch School of the Arts, New York University. She has been a Richard D. Cohen Fellow of African and African American Art History at the Hutchins Center, Harvard University (2014), a Guggenheim Fellow (2005), a Fletcher Fellow (2005), and a MacArthur Fellow (2000). Willis received the NAACP Image Award in 2014 for her coauthored book Envisioning Emancipation: Black Americans and the End of Slavery (2013).
Language: English
Published by Aperture Publishers USA (5/2019), 2019
ISBN 10: 159711443X ISBN 13: 9781597114431
Seller: BOOKIT!, Genève, Switzerland
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