Unveiling The Hidden Histories Of Hair And Identity With Elizabeth Block

Sponsored by milk_shake https://bit.ly/mlkshkpro Interview with Elizabeth L. Block Elizabeth L. Block, an art historian, is a Senior Editor in the Publications and Editorial Department at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Dr. Block earned her PhD in art history at The Graduate Center, City University of New York, with a focus on 19th-century American painting. She also holds an MA in American Studies from Columbia University, and a BA in English from The George Washington University. Beyond Vanity: The History and Power of Hairdressing (MIT Press) is available now, and has been featured in Forbes, Hyperallergic, Daily Art Magazine, Town & Country, The New York Post, and more. Her book Dressing Up: The Women Who Influenced French Fashion (2021) also published by MIT Press, won the Victorian Society in America book award 2022, and was shortlisted for the Association of Dress Historians 2022 Book of the Year. The book was reviewed widely in journals devoted to fashion history, American history, art history, and business history. Links https://www.forbes.com/sites/rachelelspethgross/2024/09/09/elizabeth-block-goes-beyond-vanity-on-the-history-of-hairdressing/ https://www.elizabethlblock.com/ News from TheTease.com: https://www.thetease.com/fastfoils-and-social-art-house-just-launched-an-exclusive-educational-retreat-in-mexico-for-beauty-pros-heres-why-you-should-attend/ https://www.thetease.com/innersense-organic-beauty-co-founder-greg-starkman-talks-clean-beauty-building-a-brand-with-authenticity-and-the-need-for-better-cosmetic-regulations/ More from TheTease.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/readthetease/ (readthetease) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/volumeupbythetease/ (volumeupbythetease) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kellyehlers/ / (KellyEhlers) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eljeffreycraig/ (eljeffreycraig) Web: https://www.thetease.com (TheTease.com) Email: [email protected] Credits: Volume Up is a Tease Media production. This episode was produced by Monica Hickey and Madeline Hickey. Brian Daly is our editor and audio engineer. Thank you to our creative team for putting together the graphics for this episode. Thank you to the team who helped create our theme song. Show them some love and check out their other work! Josh Landowski: https://www.instagram.com/josh_landowski/