Texturessynthesizesresearchinhistory,fashion,art,andvisualculturetoreassessthe“hairstory“ofpeoplesofAfricandescent.LongafraughttopicforAfricanAmericansandothersinthediaspora,Blackhairishereaddressedbyartists,barbers,andactivistsinbothitshistoricalperceptionsanditsramificationsforselfandsocietytoday.Combs,products,andimplementsfromthecollectionofhairpioneerWillieMorrowarepairedherewithmasterworksfromartistslikeSonyaClark,LornaSimpson,MickaleneThomas,andAlisonSaar.Exploringtopicssuchasthepreferentialtreatmentofstraighthair,thesocialhierarchiesofskin,andthepowerandpoliticsofdisplay,TexturesisalandmarkexplorationofBlackhairanditsimportant,complicatedplaceinthehistoryofAfricanAmericanlifeandculture.
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