vintage black glamour by nichelle gainer

'synopsis' may belong to another edition of this title. With its stunning photographs and insightful biographies, this book is a hugely important addition to Black history archives.

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.

Vintage Black Glamour is a unique, sumptuous and revealing celebration of the lives and indomitable spirit of Black women of a previous era. Hollywood Glamour Classic Hollywood Old Hollywood Hollywood Stars Black Actresses Black Actors Classic Actresses Vintage Black Glamour Vintage Beauty More information.

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 by Nichelle Gainer vintageblackglamour Tumblr 645kfollowers More information Ruby Dee, circa 1957. With its stunning photographs and insightful biographies, this book is a hugely important addition to Black history archives.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.

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.

Vintage black glamour by nichelle gainer