Vintage Black Glamour

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 is a unique, sumptuous and revealing celebration of the lives and indomitable spirit of Black men of a previous era. Although talented, successful and ground-breaking, many of the men in these pages were ignored by mainstream media, but their life's work and attitude stand as inspiration for us still, today.With its stunning photographs and insightful biographies, this book is a hugely important addition to Black history archives.… (more)