The African lookbook a visual history of 100 years of African women

A curator and writer, drawing on her extensive collection of historical and contemporary photos, presents this unprecedented visual history of African women across centuries.

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Main Author: McKinley, Catherine E. (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2021.
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Summary:A curator and writer, drawing on her extensive collection of historical and contemporary photos, presents this unprecedented visual history of African women across centuries.
Physical Description:xxv, 207 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-192) and index.
ISBN:9781620403532
1620403536
Author Notes:Catherine E. McKinley is a curator and writer whose books include the critically acclaimed Indigo , a journey along the ancient indigo trade routes in West Africa, and The Book of Sarahs , a memoir about growing up Black and Jewish in the 1960s-80s. She's taught creative nonfiction writing at Sarah Lawrence College and Columbia University. The McKinley Collection, featured here, is a personal archive representing African photographies from 1870 to the present. She lives in New York City.