Title

The "Bugaboo man", 1900. Creator: Krieghoff.

Caption

'The "Bugaboo man"', 1900. 'Words by R. A. Barnet; music by J. E. Nicol; Sunday World Music Album; Bonita and Me...Supplement to the N.Y. World'. 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_314

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NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

55,3Mb (3,1Mb) / 13,1in x 16,4in / 3939 x 4905 (300dpi)

Keywords

female Caucasian women woman people black child children girl girls library music vegetables vegetable arts country entertainment white pointing color design frightened location century gesturing alarm Halloween pumpkin pumpkins scared afraid sepia print score concept language mythology offensive controversy African American frightening African-American B&W sheet music hand gesture afro-american fearful public library MONOCHROME song controversial racism Hallowe'en United States of America Colour frighten vaudeville mythical creature graphic design black & white black and white B W white and black 1900s 20th century New York Public Library NYPL racist American America USA mythical beast united states bogeyman ghost story Barnet mythical creatures Heritage Art mythical beasts mythological creature Nicol R. A. scores Arthur W. implied racism racial stereotype derogatory Notated music coon song Krieghoff Arthur W. Tams Tams E. J. Nicol E. J. R. A. Barnet Robert Ayres Barnet Robert Ayres