Title

Minstrel poster, Alabama, 1936. Creator: Walker Evans.

Caption

Minstrel poster. Alabama. [Advertisement for 'J.C. Lincoln's Sunny South Minstrels'. 'Big tent shows' which included comedy, dancing and music, initially featured white performers in "blackface'. Troupes with black actors and performers began to appear in the 1840s. Both versions of the shows portrayed black people as objects of hilarity and ridicule].

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Reference

HRM22A52_011

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76,0Mb (3,2Mb) / 15,4in x 19,2in / 4607 x 5769 (300dpi)

Keywords

South female women woman people black male library man men economics country entertainment guy Southern design photography show advertisement advertising location century advert Alabama thirties concept depression negative poster recession offensive film negative African American African-American B&W stereotype afro-american ad Library of Congress ridicule African-Americans torn racism ridiculing United States of America graphic design black & white black and white B W 1930s defaced 20th century Great Depression racist American America USA stereotyping TGN photograph united states Congressional Library Heritage Art African Americans Farm Security Administration FSA Office of War Information OWI still image Walker Evans Evans Walker minstrel show Safety film negatives. gmgpc