"FRAMING BEAUTY" by Deborah Willis

"FRAMING BEAUTY" by Deborah Willis

By Jane Morledge

"FRAMING BEAUTY" by Deborah Willis

This photograph, one of five beauty parlor images in artist Deborah Willis's exhibition “Framing Beauty,” explores how present-day African-Americans construct their identity and image. The subject in the photo grasps — and controls — the mirror that reflects her determined and attractive face. The photograph has historically served as a powerful mirror in the African-American community, reflecting the achievements, triumphs and positive imagery all too often erased from the culture at large. 

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