State of the Arts
Posing Beauty in African American Culture
Clip: Season 40 Episode 6 | 5m 34sVideo has Closed Captions
Deb Willis on her breakthrough exhibition "Posing Beauty in African American Culture."
Curator and historian Deb Willis on her book and breakthrough exhibition, "Posing Beauty in African American Culture," which has been travelling for over 10 years. It's based on her book "Posing Beauty: African American Images from the 1890s to the Present," featuring snapshots, documentary photographs, and works by artists, all exploring beauty in Black culture.
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State of the Arts is a local public television program presented by NJ PBS
State of the Arts
Posing Beauty in African American Culture
Clip: Season 40 Episode 6 | 5m 34sVideo has Closed Captions
Curator and historian Deb Willis on her book and breakthrough exhibition, "Posing Beauty in African American Culture," which has been travelling for over 10 years. It's based on her book "Posing Beauty: African American Images from the 1890s to the Present," featuring snapshots, documentary photographs, and works by artists, all exploring beauty in Black culture.
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