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Mira Gandy

FarrahJane
Collage

VonettaBardot
Collage

EarthaDay
Collage

AvaLena
Collage

Howard Tresses
Vintage ad circa 1940, hair

Your hair can be as luxurious and glamorous as this.
Vintage ad circa 1940, hair

Longer Lovelier Hair
Vintage ad circa 1940, Hair

Glow
Collage and acrylic

A New Kind of Freedom
Collage and acrylic
My vintage series is an exploration into Colorism and Eurocentrism as seen through vintage beauty advertisements and images of celebrity sex symbols from the 1940's-1980's. I find it interesting that throughout history hair and complexion are deemed consistent signifiers of a woman’s beauty and value. I observed through viewing many images interesting connections and dualities between Black and White women of the same era such as Black women bleaching their skin while White women are tanning theirs?
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