Crowns: Portraits of Black Women in Church Hats Hardcover - 2000
by Michael Cunningham; Craig Marberry
Cunningham and Marberry offer a celebration of the style, pride, and verve of African-American women and their hats in magnificent photos and engaging essays. 50 photos.
From the jacket flap
Countless black women would rather attend church naked than hatless. For these women, a church hat, flamboyant as it may be, is no mere fashion accessory; it's a cherished African American custom, one observed with boundless passion by black women of various religious denominations. A woman's hat speaks long before its wearer utters a word. It's what Deirdre Guion calls "hattitude...there's a little more strut in your carriage when you wear a nice hat. There's something special about you." If a hat says a lot about a person, it says even more about a people-the customs they observe, the symbols they prize, and the fashions they fancy.
Photographer Michael Cunningham beautifully captures the self-expressions of women of all ages-from young glamorous women to serene but stylish grandmothers. Award-winning journalist Craig Marberry provides an intimate look at the women and their lives. Together they've captured a captivating custom, this wearing of church hats, a peculiar convergence of faith and fashion that keeps the Sabbath both holy and glamorous.
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- Title Crowns: Portraits of Black Women in Church Hats
- Author Michael Cunningham; Craig Marberry
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 224
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Doubleday Books, New York
- Date October 17, 2000
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Dust Cover, Illustrated, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780385500869 / 0385500866
- Weight 2.12 lbs (0.96 kg)
- Dimensions 8.3 x 7.94 x 1.12 in (21.08 x 20.17 x 2.84 cm)
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Themes
- Ethnic Orientation: African American
- Religious Orientation: Christian
- Sex & Gender: Feminine
- Library of Congress subjects United States - Social life and customs, United States - Religious life and customs
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 00-043176
- Dewey Decimal Code 391.43
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Citations
- Library Journal, 11/01/2000, Page 100
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