Vintage Black Glamour

Vintage Black Glamour
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Total Pages : 208
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ISBN-10 : 1906615896
ISBN-13 : 9781906615895
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Book Synopsis Vintage Black Glamour by : Nichelle Gainer

Download or read book Vintage Black Glamour written by Nichelle Gainer and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using rarely accessed photographic archives and private collections, inspired by her family history, Nichelle Gainer has unearthed a revealing treasure trove of historic photographs of famous actors, dancers, writers and entertainers who worked in the 20th-century entertainment business, but who rarely appeared in the same publications as their white counterparts. Alongside the familiar images and stories of renowned performers such as Eartha Kitt, Lena Horne and Aretha Franklin are those of less well-remembered figures such as Bricktop, Pearl Primus, Diana Sands and many, many more. Vintage Black Glamour is a unique, sumptuous and revealing celebration of the lives and indomitable spirit of Black women of a previous era. Although talented, successful and ground-breaking, many of the women in these pages were ignored by mainstream media, but their life's work and attitude stand as inspiration for us still, today.With its stunning photographs and insightful biographies, this book is a hugely important addition to Black history archives.


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