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Black Male: Representations of Masculinity in Contemporary Art was a landmark [1] exhibition held at New York's Whitney Museum of American Art from November 10, 1994 until March 5, 1995. Organized by curator Thelma Golden , Black Male was a survey of the changing representations of black masculinity in contemporary art from the 1970s to the 1990s.
Pages in category "African-American male models" The following 39 pages are in this category, out of 39 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
In 1993, Beckford was recruited by Ralph Lauren as the front model for the company's Polo line of male sportswear. [6] Early photo of Beckford for Ralph Lauren Corporation by Arnaldo Anaya-Lucca. Beckford was named "Man of the Year" in 1995 by cable television music channel VH1 and one of the "50 Most Beautiful People in the World" by People ...
Perhaps best known for being one of the first Black men to appear on the cover of GQ, only the second Black model to do so in the magazine’s history when he graced the November 1979 cover, White ...
E. Lynn Harris (born Everette Lynn Jeter; June 20, 1955 – July 23, 2009) was an American author. [1] Openly gay, he was best known for his depictions of African-American men who were on the down-low and closeted.
In 1979, White became the first African-American model to cover GQ and the second Black man to do so, following Swiss model Urs Althaus. He is also credited as being the first Black man to walk ...
Yet, some studios created posters to rebut the negative images of African Americans. Some showed Black men as hardworking, which was atypical of Hollywood's defined image of the African-American male. [citation needed] In later decades, poster images reflected social issues presented by "message films".
Robert Michael Mapplethorpe (/ ˈ m eɪ p əl ˌ θ ɔːr p / MAY-pəl-thorp; November 4, 1946 – March 9, 1989) was an American photographer, best known for his black-and-white photographs. His work featured an array of subjects, including celebrity portraits, male and female nudes, self-portraits, and still-life images