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Famed 60s sunshine pop band 5th Dimension's LaMonte McLemore's additional enduring legacy is that of a photographer, contributing a weekly column "Beauty of the Week" to the renowned publication of African American pop culture, JET. Here, for the first time, is his personal selection of the column's glory era.

"...Black Is Beautiful: JET Beauties of the Week collects some of the pictures that LaMonte McLemore, a vocalist and a founding member for the psychedelic soul band the 5th Dimension, took for Jet in the forty-plus years he worked for the magazine as a freelance photographer....Though a professional photographer, McLemore knew to make the images look as natural as the beauties he was tasked with shooting...In the age of the smartphone camera, most of us know our good angles. We can blur away our imperfections using an Instagram filter. The raw appeal of Jet's erstwhile models remains unrivalled. Black Is Beautiful captures the quality that made these women most appealing--their confidence that anyone with eyes would want to look at them, au naturel." -- Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker

As a founding member and vocalist in the award-winning pop-soul group The 5th Dimension, LaMonte McLemore enjoyed enormous critical and commercial acclaim in the late 1960s and early 1970s. But arguably just as impactful, if not more so, was his career as a photographer cementing Black women and models in American media and cultural history.

McLemore freelanced for JET magazine for more than four decades, principally shooting for its "Beauty of the Week" feature, which encapsulated Black joy, style, and beauty. During this time, he photographed over 500 Black women, most of whom were not professional models. The section, in which a woman was featured in a swimsuit along with her name, place of residence, profession, hobbies, and interests, became one of the most popular among the magazine's audiences, as it showcased the everyday beauty and elegance of Black women, contributing greatly to what has been called the "first form of social media" by acclaimed contemporary visual artist, Mickalene Thomas. This photographic output serves as a living document of everyday Black fashion and elegance.

Black Is Beautiful: JET Beauties of the Week compiles, for the first time, numerous photographs from McLemore's "Beauty of the Week" shoots, including never-before-seen outtakes from those sessions. This dynamic coffee table book is a tribute to LaMonte McLemore's talent and cultural impact, and is a celebration of Black women, Black beauty, and Black culture.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781648230479
  • Publisher: powerHouse Books
  • Publisher Imprint: powerHouse Books
  • Height: 238 mm
  • No of Pages: 160
  • Spine Width: 21 mm
  • Weight: 1345 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1648230474
  • Publisher Date: 03 Oct 2023
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Sub Title: Jet Beauties of the Week
  • Width: 313 mm


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