Cutting a Figure: Fashioning Black Portraiture
694 views · Published 17 April 2014 · 54:54 · Indexed 25 October 2026
Channel: GBH Forum Network · 2014 · Education
Dr. Richard J. Powell discusses his new book, Cutting a Figure: Fashioning Black Portraiture. He examines the distinctive nature of modern and contemporary portraits of people of African descent. He shows that these images can be viewed as a category of portraiture that differs significantly from depictions of people with other racial and ethnic backgrounds.
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