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Posing beauty : African American images from the 1890s to the present
- Title
- Posing beauty : African American images from the 1890s to the present / Deborah Willis.
- Author
- Willis, Deborah, 1948-
- Publication
- New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Co., ©2009.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | Sc G 09-201 | Schomburg Center - Research & Reference |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | Sc Photo Ref (Willis, D. Posing beauty) | Schomburg Center - Photographs & Prints |
Details
- Description
- xxxi, 243 pages : illustrations (some color); 32 cm
- 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.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Portraits.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-240) and index.
- Contents
- Constructing a pose -- Body and image -- Modeling beauty and beauty contests -- Color plates.
- Call Number
- Sc G 09-201
- ISBN
- 9780393066968
- 0393066967
- LCCN
- 2009006675
- OCLC
- 310224903
- Author
- Willis, Deborah, 1948-
- Title
- Posing beauty : African American images from the 1890s to the present / Deborah Willis.
- Imprint
- New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Co., ©2009.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-240) and index.
- Connect to:
- Local Subject
- Black author.
- Research Call Number
- Sc G 09-201Sc Photo Ref (Willis, D. Posing beauty)