Kwame Brathwaite: Black Is Beautiful
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Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
159711443X
ISBN-13
9781597114431
Publisher
Aperture
Imprint
Aperture
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
May 1st, 2019
Print length
144 Pages
Weight
950 grams
Dimensions
27.30 x 22.20 x 1.80 cms
Product Classification:
Individual photographers
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- Powerful portraits from the 1960s Black Is Beautiful movement
- Accessible fusion of fashion, art, and social history
- The first book on this influential African American photographer, now being widely recognized
From Beyoncé to Barack Obama, its 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 Times
In the late 1950s and throughout the 1960s, Kwame Brathwaite used his photography to popularize the political slogan Black Is Beautiful. This monographthe first ever dedicated to Brathwaites remarkable careertells 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 Harlems artistic community, including Max Roach, Abbey Lincoln, and Miles Davis, this book offers a long-overdue exploration of Brathwaites life and work
In the late 1950s and throughout the 1960s, Kwame Brathwaite used his photography to popularize the political slogan Black Is Beautiful. This monographthe first ever dedicated to Brathwaites remarkable careertells 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 Harlems artistic community, including Max Roach, Abbey Lincoln, and Miles Davis, this book offers a long-overdue exploration of Brathwaites life and work
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