@tiffanylclark.bsky.social
Reposted
“Brown could be both luxurious and grotesque, and blue adornment could be garish or gorgeous,” writes Imani Perry in her new book on Blackness and the color blue, which covers Manet’s infamous painting of Jeanne Duval.
The History of Blackness Is Entwined With Blue
Manet’s portrait of Jeanne Duval reveals how racism trains us to see colors in particular and sometimes contradictory ways.
hyperallergic.com
January 30, 2025 at 10:44 PM
“Brown could be both luxurious and grotesque, and blue adornment could be garish or gorgeous,” writes Imani Perry in her new book on Blackness and the color blue, which covers Manet’s infamous painting of Jeanne Duval.