Your Problems Have One Answer
These collages draw on found images of black women and men from vintage Ebony and Jet magazines. A selection is presented below, along with Simpson’s selection of advertising phrases.
Lorna Simpson, A Friend, 2012.
A SELECTION OF PHRASES CULLED FROM
THE ADVERTISING THAT ORIGINALLY
ACCOMPANIED MANY OF THE IMAGES
THAT APPEAR WITHIN THE COLLAGES
Put on your Afro Pony-Tail and swish Be the Huntress Not for everywoman Cool One Freedom Afro Puffs Pepper and Salt Face Framing Style Every woman should have the touch of the soft life at her finger tips From a plain before to a beautiful after Pussy cat look Light as a feather A girl should have nine lives too The Afro: keep it full, keep it classic Braids of Heaven Boss Lady Private Secretary Show Stopper Upkeep Double Take Super Dutch Boy Naturally difficult hair Don’t kid yourself Be Beautiful everyday The Duke Director The Duke Swahilian The Duke Playboy The Duke Professional The Duke Maestro The Duke Sportsman The Duke Junior Afro The Duke Globetrotter The Duke Reporter A beautiful head of hair is never an accident day after day after wonderful day Anyway you desire Strong feelings about naturalness Butter yourself up Show It Like It Is When we say long we mean long King Size It’s an Art! It’s a Mood! It’s a Feeling! One Puff Two Puffs You’re the Judge As old as 900b.c. – 200 a.d. and as Brand New as Today! Off Black Jet Black Mixed Grey Dark Brown Semi Afro Supreme Freedom Supreme beauty where your hair begins The only thing inflated will be your ego Change your mood Have no fear Anyway you choose Around-the-clock Loveliness But don’t tell You can Totally different Add a new twist to your charm and personality It took a Black company to come up with Georgia Brown Love Knot Society Queen Darling New You Afro American Heavenly Beauty Boy-Cut Curly Girly Dome of Curls Kiss Me Now Instant beauty Daisy Jones Star Glow Linda Linda Linda Afrialon Kool-N-Light Lioness Corn-row Cutie Corn-row Darling Free and Easy Liberté Flirt You’re today’s modern black woman- on the go Love Nest The Sophisticate The Matinee Bell Boogie The Swish Rhythm Tempo Top Yourself Off Feel Lovely Right On Harlem Classic Nubian Queen Mellowone Black Huntress Be the Huntress From nine to five they will know you are alive For your evening appointments too Take charge Steal the scene Simplicity is the keynote For the woman on the go What are you doing tonight Keep em watching Watch yourself Jumbo Afro Colonial Cascade China Doll Boy’s Cut Flowing Beauty Brown Skin Beauty Afro It’s about time isn’t it It’s been a long time in coming, but it’s finally here your problems have one answer I’m glad you asked that question From Campus Queen to Hollywood Star Black Pearl Before and After we specialize in rich darker shades you can have it anyway you want it So easy now Great beginning for something beautiful A little goes a long way Why shouldn’t you Anytime is the right time Flawless Exact Match Reveal the beauty that you conceal
