The Hats & TheHatNots
“The Hats & The HatNots” explores the territories of those who make up the overwhelming majority of the black diaspora in the enormous american lands. Its focus, the Hat, and all of its sub-textual trappings: legitimacy, power, honor, righteousness, the glory and resurrection.”
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“The Hats and The HatNots” explores the territories of those who make up the overwhelming majority of the black diaspora in the enormous american lands. Its focus, the Hat, and all of its sub-textual trappings: legitimacy, power, honor, righteousness, the glory and resurrection.” “Allen’s images are knee-deep in the estuaries of life, black life, and their unique communities that have adapted and flourished nonetheless within the brackish waters, and not so delicate nuances, of ongoing cultural oppression.”…..”his image cadence interjects black and white color onto the populated rectangular solids, cubes, spherical, and triangular edifices of the clotted hierarchical urban spaces we call home.” “Moreover, like his imagination, this refined palette can place whites on top of each other with perfect separation and definition and corral unlimited shades and values of gray while coalescing around blacks, the most prominent color in the universe.”
Extracted from the Introduction, by Joe Lewis ”The Hats and Hat Nots” Published by QCC Art Gallery Press
Released Fall 2022
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| Weight | 2.12 lbs |
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| Dimensions | 10.5 × 9.5 × 1.0 in |
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Noggin Heaven
“The Hats and The Hats Nots is a marvelous procession of the crowns in Noggin Heaven. Absolutely delightful. Hats off to Jules”
Classic Photography at its best!
A refreshing and beautiful display of classic Photography. In a world where everyone is taking pictures, very few are thinking their way through the photograph. Jules shows you the difference a decerning eye and feel for composition can make. Masterfully done. Do not put this book on a book shelf, leave it out for people to enjoy and be inspired to create.
Masterful photographic art offering beauty and sociological insight into Black people
This is a unique keepsake from one of the world’s most influential photographers. Looking at the totality, I.e., the quality and beauty of the photographs with their subtle insight into the Black milieu; the underlying sociological significance of the vistas arrayed, not just for Black folks, but for all people who have the sophistication to absorb the knowledge available on these pages; the aesthetic and jazzy presentation of this compilation of Mr. Allen, from the rich plum colored cover—to the texture of the pages; and the eloquent, elegant and resonant text provided by Mr. Lewis, means that this is Jules Allen’s best work to date.
This is Art in a very beautiful, very lofty, very singular class all to itself.
A must have for your book collection !!!!!!
A beautiful table book displaying snapshots of African American history. A must have for every household.