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Book

Black : a celebration of a culture

Call Number

  • 305.896 B6271 (CEN)

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Edition

First Skyhorse Publishing edition.

Publication Information

New York, NY : Skyhorse Publishing, 2014.

Physical Description

319 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 29 cm

Summary

Willis (photography, Tisch School of the Arts, New York U.) has assembled an exhilarating collection of black & white photographs in this handsome oversize volume that celebrates Black culture.

Notes

Includes index.

"The photographs chosen for inclusion ... were gathered from private and public collections as well as from contemporary practicing artists" -- Afterword.

Contents

  • Children
  • Everyday life
  • Work
  • The arts
  • Beauty
  • Saturday night
  • Sunday morning
  • Sports
  • Portraits
  • Spirituality
  • Celebration.

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