POSING BEAUTY | African American Images from the 1890s to the Present

By Deborah Willis

In over 200 images Deborah Willis calls on a world of black beauty, a world many never even considered. Including historical figures like Billie Holiday, civil rights activists such as Angela Davis , and influential subjects from the present like Denzel Washington and Michelle Obama, while also celebrating the barber shop. The book protests the most fundamental constructs that define beauty in society and highlights the gaping lack of black coverage within its definition.