I had someone write me and say, 'Oh, why don't you post the picture of Josephine and her famous skirt?' I said, 'Because you've seen that before, right? The reason I don't post it is because you have seen it before and I've seen it a million times, too.Vintage Black Glamour (2015) by Nichelle Gainer "There's tons of fabulous pictures of Josephine Baker, and you only see her in a banana skirt. Much of what she posts are photos you likely haven't seen before of stars you may know. Gainer, who is still working on her book, decided to share her photo finds and now curates the Vintage Black Glamour Tumblr blog, Facebook page and Pinterest account. "They're just locked in these ivory towers, whether it's an academic institution or a library." I've come across a lot of different interesting articles and photos that you never see anywhere else," says Gainer, who has written for Woman's Day, GQ, InStyle, Essence and Honey magazines. "I write fiction for the most part, and when I am in libraries doing research. It's reactions like mine that led 42-year-old writer Nichelle Gainer to start a book project showcasing a collection of rarely seen historical photos of actors, educators, writers, students, musicians and more - all African-American. The caption said she was once dubbed the "black Marilyn Monroe" and was mentioned many times in Walter Winchell's gossip column.īut, I had never heard of or seen Bryant before.
I was scrolling through my Tumblr feed a year or so ago, when I saw a photo of Joyce Bryant.
0 kommentar(er)
