Black Bette

Black Bette, originally uploaded by IAAFOTS.

On my seventieth birthday, to observe the occasion properly, I gave a party, hung a black wreath on the front door, wore a black dress, put on blackface, and wore a black Afro wig. Being seventy made me feel as if I should be in mourning.

from This 'N That by Bette Davis, photo April 5, 1978