Title

'My dixie queen', 1901. Creator: Unknown.

Caption

'My dixie queen', 1901. 'Coontown loyalty; introduced and sung by Anna Laughlin in Geo. W. Lederer's production "The New Yorkers"; words and music by Sidney L. Perrin'. 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.

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Reference

HRM23A03_480

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

74,3Mb (3,9Mb) / 14,5in x 19,9in / 4355 x 5965 (300dpi)

Keywords

female Caucasian women woman people black library job music arts country entertainment singing white monarch occupation fur Southern color design royal jewellery jewelry location century page profession vocalist singer pages print royalty tiara score concept actors language offensive acting controversy African American African-American B&W sheet music afro-american actor servant public library song ermine controversial actress racism United States of America Colour vaudeville Thespian graphic design black & white black and white B W white and black 1900s 20th century New York Public Library NYPL racist servants American America USA sovereign Queen photograph portrait united states young women young woman Unknown Anna Sidney M George W Lederer Lederer George W George W. Lederer George W. George Lederer M Witmark & Sons Witmark M. Witmark & Sons Marcus Witmark & Sons Marcus Heritage Art Le Laughlin scores implied racism racial stereotype derogatory coon song Anna Laughlin Sidney Perrin Perrin Sidney L. Perrin Sidney L.