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The Best Documentaries of 2023
With participation from her friends and family members and drawing from Luna’s own diaries, HBO’s Donyale Luna: Supermodel tells the story of how Peggy Ann Freeman, born in Detroit in 1945, became Donyale Luna, one of fashion’s brightest stars. (Vogue)
‘Donyale Luna: Supermodel’ shines a light on the first Black model to grace cover of Vogue
As the first Black model to grace the cover of Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar, a muse to Andy Warhol and Salvador Dali and a film star, Donyale Luna’s life story was ready made for Hollywood. (Associated Press)
Donyale Luna Changed The Face Of Fashion In The ’60s. Now, The Revolutionary Black Model Is Finally Getting Her Due
As HBO releases a new documentary about Donyale Luna’s incredible life, revisit her daughter Dream Cazzaniga’s personal essay about her mother’s legacy from the May 2019 issue of British Vogue.
Donyale Luna, the Trailblazing Black Supermodel Gets Her Due
A new HBO documentary sheds light on the complicated story of the fashion pioneer. (W)
SUPERMODEL DONYALE LUNA FINDS HER LIGHT IN NEW DOCUMENTARY
Donyale Luna was a groundbreaking figure who shattered barriers and helped redefine the beauty standards of the 1960s as the first Black woman to appear on the cover of two major fashion magazines. (Ebony)
All About Donyale Luna, the First Black Supermodel to Cover 'British Vogue
The fashion icon's life and career is being chronicled in HBO's upcoming documentary 'Donyale Luna: Supermodel,' premiering September 13. (People)
Donyale Luna: story of the first black supermodel, a woman who had a dream
In the years of the civil rights movement, a girl from Detroit left her mark on the world: she was the first African-American model to appear on the cover of Vogue, to dance with Warhol, and to inspire Dalí and Fellini. Donyale Luna's life ended too soon. Now a biopic celebrates her and her daughter Dream tells us about the mother she never met. (Vanity Fair, in Italian)
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Memories | Sheffield DocFest
Exploring how the past informs the present – and the future – “Donyale Luna: supermodel” among the films in the International Documentary Festival at sheffield that bring new light to all forms of artefacts, questioning their influence and celebrating their essence.
Avedon 100, West 21st Street, New York, May 4–July 7, 2023 | Gagosian
Gagosian is pleased to present Avedon 100, a landmark exhibition in celebration of the centenary of Richard Avedon’s birth curated by Derek Blasberg. Opening on May 4, 2023, in New York, the collection of Avedon photographs was selected by more than 150 people—including prominent artists, designers, musicians, writers, curators, and fashion world representatives—who elaborate on the impact of the photographer’s work today. Among this the notorious portrait of Donyale Luna.
DIALOGUE OF THE ARTS - DÉFILÉS HAUTE COUTURE - Women's Fashion | DIOR
Mickalene Thomas’ work explores themes of celebrity, femininity, and power, challenging the male gaze while questioning the predominant canons of art history. She expresses herself through painting and devises collages by mixing printed images, photographs and other material elements, often using iconographies of renowned artists, in order to contest social norms and ideals of feminine beauty over the centuries. Envisioned specifically for this Dior show, her decor epitomizes a new pantheon of women, born out of a conversation dedicated to the importance of black and mixed-race female figures who have become exemplary by choosing to think and act differently.
Zendaya Channels Iconic Black Supermodel Donyale Luna in Gorgeous Essence Cover Shoot (people.com)
Thelma Assis é a capa de julho da revista Bazaar - Mundo Negro
Doctor, activist and BBB20 winner Thelma Assis (@thelminha) is the July 2020 cover of Harper’s Bazaar Brasil magazine. This month's magazine brings the theme "peace, love and struggle" and will feature an exclusive interview.
The cover mentions and pays tribute to the 1966 cover with Donyale Luna, the first black woman to grace the cover of Vogue magazine.
Re-post: Romaison 2020 – the archives and creations of its costume studios October 23 – November 29th at the Ara Pacis Museum – A Shaded View on Fashion
The first edition of the exhibition ROMAISON 2020 weaves together tradition, artisanship, research and experimentation and for the first time opens its doors to reveal the authentic historical pieces that they have in their archives. “ROMAISON 2020 is an innovative project curated with grace and diligence by Clara Tosi Pamphili.
This exhibition is a celebration of the stylish creations of Italy’s capital and the great names who have dressed, and continue to dress, the icons of cinema.”
The line between fashion and costume is blurred further by the timeless beauty and charm of some of cinema’s icons (...) including Florinda Bolkan, Donyale Luna and Silvana Mangano (...)”
ANDY WARHOL “SCREEN TESTS 1964-66” in Time’s squaRE
May 2015's Midnight Moment brings Andy Warhol's famous 1960’s Screen Tests to Times Square's screens. In the mid-1960s, Warhol’s studio, the Silver Factory, became a diverse scene of artists, friends, and celebrities, many of whom posed for short films titled Screen Tests. This selection of films – of Donyale Luna, Bob Dylan, Allen Ginsberg, Lou Reed, Harry Smith and Edie Sedgwick, among others - made at the Silver Factory, are being shown publicly for the first time on Times Square’s electronic billboards from 11:57 pm to midnight each night in May.