Black Is Beautiful: The Photography of Kwame Brathwaite
October 8, 2021 – January 16, 2022
Updated Sep 16, 2021
Kwame Braithwaite photographed one of the most influential cultural movements of the 1960s, when Black women and men turned to natural hairstyles and African-inspired clothing as means of self-empowerment. Black Is Beautiful is the first major exhibition dedicated to Brathwaite, with more than 40 large-scale color and black and white photographs of stunning studio portraits, fashion work, and behind-the-scenes images of Harlem's Black-owned businesses, its artistic community, and jazz scene including Max Roach and Abbey Lincoln.
Kwame Braithwaite photographed one of the most influential cultural movements of the 1960s, when Black women and men turned to natural hairstyles and African-inspired clothing as means of self-empowerment. Black Is Beautiful is the first major exhibition dedicated to Brathwaite, with more than 40 large-scale color and black and white photographs of stunning studio portraits, fashion work, and behind-the-scenes images of Harlem's Black-owned businesses, its artistic community, and jazz scene including Max Roach and Abbey Lincoln.
