{"product_id":"kwame-brathwaite-black-is-beautiful-9781597114431","title":"Kwame Brathwaite: Black Is Beautiful","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"From Beyoncé to Barack Obama, it's hard to think of a black figure who does not owe their prominence, in some measure, to the ethos of 'Black is Beautiful'\"\u003c\/em\u003e - Ekow Eshun, \u003cem\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the late 1950s and throughout the 1960s, Kwame Brathwaite used his photography to popularise the political slogan \u003cem\u003eBlack Is Beautiful\u003c\/em\u003e. This monograph—the first ever dedicated to Brathwaite's remarkable career—tells the story of a key, but under-recognised, figure of the second Harlem Renaissance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eInspired by the writings of activist and black nationalist Marcus Garvey, Brathwaite, along with his older brother, Elombe Brath, founded the African Jazz Arts Society and Studios (AJASS) and the Grandassa Models (1962). AJASS was a collective of artists, playwrights, designers, and dancers; Grandassa Models was a modelling troupe for black women, founded to challenge white beauty standards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom stunning studio portraits of the Grandassa Models to behind-the-scenes images of Harlem's artistic community, including Max Roach, Abbey Lincoln, and Miles Davis, this book offers a long-overdue exploration of Brathwaite's life and work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47424478511340,"sku":"9781597114431","price":74.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781597114431.jpg?v=1774768379","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/kwame-brathwaite-black-is-beautiful-9781597114431","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}