Venus

Suzan-Lori Parks continues her examination of black people in history and stage through the life of the so-called "Hottentot Venus," an African woman displayed semi-nude throughout Europe due to her extraordinary physiognomy; in particular, her enormous buttocks. She was befriended, bought and bedded by a doctor who advanced his scientific career through his anatomical measurements of her after her premature death.

Author: Suzan-Lori Parks
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Theatre Communications Group
Published: 04/01/1997
Pages: 96
Weight: 0.54lbs
Size: 8.51h x 5.41w x 0.46d
ISBN: 9781559361354