Permalink to Article ~ Posted: November 4, 2012 ~ ( 697 )

BLACK MADONNA

African American mother and her two children. Louisiana State University Libraries, Special Collections, undated.

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Permalink to Article ~ Posted: October 27, 2012 ~ ( 175 )

Vintage photo of a lovely African American couple posing for a studio portrait, possibly from the mid to late 1940s

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Permalink to Article ~ Posted: October 10, 2012 ~ ( 23 )

I’m Ready for My Closeup | 1950s

An African American woman seated on a Buick automobile, with steel mill in background. Teenie Harris, 1948–1960. Charles “Teenie” Harris Collection, Courtesy of Carnegie Art Museum.

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Permalink to Article ~ Posted: October 10, 2012 ~ ( 109 )

BFF | 1940s

Charles “Teenie” Harris Collection, Courtesy of Carnegie Museum of Art.

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Permalink to Article ~ Posted: October 8, 2012 ~ ( 118 )

Young, Black & Victorian | 1890

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Permalink to Article ~ Posted: April 28, 2012 ~ ( 73 )

Bride To Be, 1880 on Flickr.

Three quarter length formal portrait of young lady in bridal gown; lace veil in background. ca. 1880. Randolph L. Simpson African-American collection. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.

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Permalink to Article ~ Posted: April 28, 2012 ~ ( 12 )

Black Paddy, 1885 on Flickr.

Sissaretta Jones, the African American “Black Paddy” singer, entertainer, leader of a musicial company. ca. 1885. Randolph L. Simpson African-American collection. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.

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Permalink to Article ~ Posted: April 26, 2012 ~ ( 223 )

An African American woman sitting on car bumper, Shreveport, Louisiana, circa 1931. The Burns Archive

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Permalink to Article ~ Posted: April 25, 2012 ~ ( 21 )

Vintage Beauty Marsha Hunt….When Black Became Beautiful.

Donyale Luna was the first African American model to appear on the cover o Vogue magazine, circa 1970s. (2 of 2)

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Permalink to Article ~ Posted: April 25, 2012 ~ ( 45 )

The Photo Booth III. African American snapshot and vernacular photography. ICP African American Vernacular Photography exhibit Daniel Cowin Collection

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Permalink to Article ~ Posted: April 25, 2012 ~ ( 27 )

Lillyn Brown (1885–1969)], vaudeville and musical theater entertainer, ca. 1920
Photographer: Earl-Broady Studios, Schenectady, New York. The Daniel Cowin Collection of African American Vernacular Photography

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Permalink to Article ~ Posted: April 25, 2012 ~ ( 38 )

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ICP Exhibition African American Vernacular Photography: Selections from the Daniel Corwin Collection

Woman, unidentified photographer, 1990

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Permalink to Article ~ Posted: February 9, 2012 ~ ( 30 )

Back Door Man | 1946

The title “Backdoor Man” is an old jazz slang designation for a guy who sneaks around the homes of married women. Sung Vanita Smythe, an African American singer who came to prominence in the 1940s for her daring lyrics………..

“He comes in through the kitchen door
Warms my dinner & then some more
He’s my idol & I’m his fan
That’s my back door man.
Hangs his hat up in my play room
Starts to weaving upon my loom/ He’s my idol & I’m his fan
He’s my back door man.

Well he knows all the answers
And he knows right from wrong
He inspires my music
He does a whole long of things to my song.
He ain’t rich & I don’t care
All I want is his love to share/ He’s my idol & I’m his fan
He’s my back door man.

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Permalink to Article ~ Posted: January 31, 2012 ~ ( 20 )

Bayou Beauty | 1940 on Flickr.

Daughter of a Cajun family returning home after fishing in Cane River near Melrose, Louisiana, 1940. Marion Post Wolcott . Smithsonian American Art Museum.

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Permalink to Article ~ Posted: January 29, 2012 ~ ( 17 )

Cinderella | 1920s on Flickr.

Young African American woman seated on studio bench in front of a painted “forest” backdrop. Washington DC. Scurlock Studio Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History. 1920s.

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