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MAQUILLAGE NOIR [1 record]

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Record 1 2023-01-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Makeup and Costumes
DEF

Make-up worn by a non-black person to imitate the appearance of a black person, [especially] as part of a performance.

CONT

By the mid-20th century, changing attitudes about race and racism effectively ended the prominence of blackface makeup used in performance ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maquillage et costumes
CONT

[...] l'intention sous-jacente des critiques n'est pas tant la suppression du maquillage noir que l'engagement d'un ténor noir pour interpréter le rôle [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Maquillaje y vestuario
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