Download PDF The African Lookbook: A Visual History of 100 Years of African Women Writen By Catherine E. McKinley

The African Lookbook: A Visual History of 100 Years of African Women

By : Catherine E. McKinley

Book Synopsis :

An unprecedented visual history of African women told in striking and subversive historical photographs--featuring an Introduction by Edwidge Danticat and a Foreword by Jacqueline Woodson.Most of us grew up with images of African women that were purely anthropological--bright displays of exotica where the deeper personhood seemed tucked away. Or they were chronicles of war and poverty--?poverty porn.? But now, curator Catherine E. McKinley draws on her extensive collection of historical and contemporary photos to present a visual history spanning a hundred-year arc (1870?1970) of what is among the earliest photography on the continent. These images tell a different story of African women: how deeply cosmopolitan and modern they are in their style; how they were able to reclaim the tools of the colonial oppression that threatened their selfhood and livelihoods.Featuring works by celebrated African masters, African studios of local legend, and anonymous artists, The African Lookbook

Book Detail :

Author : Catherine E. McKinley

Pages : 240 pages

Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing

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ISBN-10 : 1620403536

ISBN-13 : 9781620403532

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