
Egyptomania: Fashion's Conflicted Obsession, an interview with Darnell-Jamal Lisby
Dressed: The History of Fashion
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The Conflict Between Hank Willis Thomas' Denial of Ancient Egypt
W.E.B. Du Bois and a lot of Afro-centrists during the turn of the century were questioning Egyptological research. And so you then had this over correctness by Afro-Centrists or some would believe over correctness others wouldn't. I actually had a conversation between Hank Willis Thomas' denial work of art with a cover of the March 1966 British v. Cover starring Donal Luna. Like it's an inspiration inspired by an inspirationinspired by inspiration. Exactly. I feel in that's the conflict.
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