Look at my ugly face myths and musings on beauty and other perilous obsessions with women's appearance - Halprin, Sara. (New York, N.Y. Viking, 1995)
Look at My Ugly Face. On Beauty, Ugliness, and Creativity. The Personal Thread -- Beauty. Beauty and Power. Beauty as White as Snow. Beauty and Danger. Beauty as Obstacle. Material Girls -- Ugliness. The Magical Power of Ugliness. Ugliness as the Other Side of Beauty. Ugliness and Cultural Stereotypes. The Ugly, the Plain, and the Beautiful -- Creativity. Playing with Appearances. Moving Images and Mass Media. Storytelling -- Coda. Original Face -- Appendix: Working on Yourself Alone.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 319-332) and index.
Keywords: Beauty, Personal; Feminine beauty (Aesthetics); Ugliness; Creative ability