Title

'Jack O' Lantern', 1901. Creator: Unknown.

Caption

'Jack O' Lantern', 1901. 'The Will-o'-Wisp Song, the Hit of "Liberty Belles"; as sung by Etta Butler; words by Harry B. Smith, music by Mae Anwerda Sloane...Music Supplement of the New York Journal and Advertiser'. 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

HRM23A04_078

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

73,7Mb (3,6Mb) / 14,8in x 19,3in / 4452 x 5785 (300dpi)

Keywords

female women woman people black child children girl girls library music vegetables vegetable arts country entertainment color design spooky location century gesturing Halloween pumpkin pumpkins print score concept language offensive controversy African American African-American sheet music hand gesture afro-american public library song controversial racism Hallowe'en hand Gestures United States of America Colour vaudeville graphic design 1900s 20th century New York Public Library NYPL racist American America USA jack o' lantern photograph united states young women young woman Unknown Sloane Smith Butler Heritage Art scores implied racism racial stereotype derogatory coon song Harry B. Smith Harry B. Harry Bache Smith Harry Bache Mae Auwerda Sloane Mae Auwerda Mae Anwerda Sloane Mae Anwerda Klaw & Erlanger Erlanger Klaw & Klaw and Erlanger Klaw and Etta Butler Etta Mrs. Charle