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The African Lookbook
A Visual History of 100 Years of African Women
Book • 2025
The African Lookbook presents a century-long visual narrative of African women, challenging stereotypes by highlighting their cosmopolitanism and modernity.
The book features photographs from celebrated African masters and studios, providing historical and cultural context to each image.
It explores how African women used tools like the sewing machine and camera to express themselves and resist colonial oppression.
The book features photographs from celebrated African masters and studios, providing historical and cultural context to each image.
It explores how African women used tools like the sewing machine and camera to express themselves and resist colonial oppression.
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Mentioned by Jacqueline Woodson as the book she wrote a forward for, discussing her childhood experiences with sewing.
Discovering my love of words | Jacqueline Woodson
