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Posing beauty : African American images, from the 1890s to the present  Cover Image Book Book

Posing beauty : African American images, from the 1890s to the present / Deborah Willis.

Summary:

Showcases portrait photography of African Americans taken from the 1890s through the 2000s, along with text discussing the evolution of the idea of beauty for men and women.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780393066968
  • ISBN: 0393066967
  • Physical Description: xxxi, 243 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 32 cm.
  • Edition: 1st ed.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Co., 2009.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-240) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Constructing a pose -- Body and image -- Modeling beauty and beauty contests -- Color plates.
Subject: Portrait photography.
African Americans > Portraits.
Photography > United States > History.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Emily Carr University of Art + Design.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Circulation Modifier Holdable? Status Due Date Courses
Emily Carr University of Art + Design TR680 .W53 2009 (Text) 30239727 Book Volume hold Available -


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