Aperture - Kwame Brathwaite: Black Is Beautiful - Hardcover

Binding: Hardcover
Description: From Beyonc 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 Times 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 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
Title: Kwame Brathwaite: Black Is Beautiful
Brand: Aperture
Barcode: 9781597114431
Pages: 144 Pages, 16 Illustrations
Publication Date: 5/1/2019
Category: Individual Photographers