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WICG: Community Appreciation Day | BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL: The Photography of Kwame Brathwaite
Walker International Communications Group (WICG) Invites You To
COMMUNITY APPRECIATION DAY
BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL: The Photography of Kwame Brathwaite
Friday, September 23, 2022 | 6PM to 8PM
New-York Historical Society
170 Central Park West (at 77th Street)
Hosted By PATRICK L. RILEY
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The New-York Historical Society presents Black Is Beautiful: The Photography of Kwame Brathwaite, on view through January 15, 2023, the first major exhibition dedicated to a pivotal figure of the second Harlem Renaissance who helped launch and popularize the influential "Black is Beautiful" movement of the 1960s. The exhibition features 40 large-scale color and black-and-white photographs that exemplify how Brathwaite used his photography as an agent of social and cultural change, while documenting the stories of the Black men and women who changed the political and cultural landscape by challenging notions of beauty and disenfranchisement.
Organized by Aperture in partnership with Kwame S. Brathwaite, Brathwaite’s son and director of the Kwame Brathwaite Archive, the photographs, mostly shot in Harlem and the Bronx, tell a story of a movement and a time.
Website: https://www.nyhistory.org/exhibitions/black-is-beautiful-the-photography-of-kwame-brathwaite
Image Credits:
Kwame Brathwaite, Sikolo Brathwaite, African Jazz-Art Society and Studios (AJASS), Harlem, ca. 1968. Courtesy the artist and Philip Martin Gallery, Los Angeles
The natural hairstyles worn by the Grandassa Models challenged conventional beauty standards. Their natural hair was unprocessed, not straightened, and had a range of coiled and curly textures.
Please note: Vaccination against COVID-10 is recommended, and face masks are required for all visitors and staff over the age of 2.
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Category: Classes / Courses | Creative and Performing Arts | Film, Photography and Media
Price:
Free: USD 0.00
Artists / Speakers: Host - PATRICK L. RILEY
