From Library Journal
For years photographer Gaskins heard black mothers say, "That child has a good grade of hair." But for most African American children, black hair was "bad hair." These 60 duotones of men and women celebrate black hair, portraying contemporary black hairstyles as an expression of a rich, multifaceted culture.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Review
"...his work encourages us to pay attention to another manifestation of the black experience." -- E. ETHELBERT MILLER, Director, African American Resource Center, Howard University
"As an artist, cultural critic, and educator. Bill Gaskins directly addresses the complex relationships between race and photographic representation..." -- ANN GOLDSTEIN, The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
"The photos in Good and Bad Hair explode the ethical/ethno-cultural categories referenced by the book's title..." -- JUDITH WILSON, Yale University
"As an artist, cultural critic, and educator. Bill Gaskins directly addresses the complex relationships between race and photographic representation..." -- ANN GOLDSTEIN, The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
"The photos in Good and Bad Hair explode the ethical/ethno-cultural categories referenced by the book's title..." -- JUDITH WILSON, Yale University
