Sujet

'Arcady: (en Arcadie)', 1923. Creators: Unknown, Strauss Peyton.

Légende

'Arcady: (en Arcadie)', 1923. 'A Melody Fox-Trot; Al Jolson's big hit in "Bombo"; words & music by Al Jolson and B. G. De Sylva; "You can't do wrong with any FEIST song"'. Jolson, the 'king of blackface performers', popularised traditional African-American music for white audiences unwilling to listen to it when performed by black artists. From a collection of sheet music, some examples of which depict African Americans in a derogatory way. Other examples are songs by white musicians purporting to be black.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM23A11_050

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

63,4Mo (3,7Mo) / 34,5cm x 46,0cm / 4077 x 5434 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Caucasian people male library job man men music arts country play entertainment singing musician white guy occupation color design performance drama performer performing show race location century composer profession vocalist singer print score concept actors language offensive acting controversy African American twenties African-American sheet music afro-american actor public library song controversial racism United States of America Colour vaudeville Thespian graphic design 1920s 20th century New York Public Library NYPL racist American America USA lyricist minstrel photograph portrait Al Jolson united states Unknown AL Leopold Jolson Leo Heritage Art Sylva scores minstrel show implied racism racial stereotype derogatory Notated music coon song sheet music Bombo Strauss Peyton Peyton Strauss Strauss-Peyton Studio Eizer Yoelson Yoelson Eizer B. G. De Sylva B. G. De De Sylva B. G. Buddy Gard Buddy Gard De Sylva Buddy Gard De Buddy DeSylva DeSylva Buddy George Gard DeSylva George Gard Leo Feist Feist Leopold Feist