Title

'My little Lady Bug', 1900. Creator: Unknown.

Caption

'My little Lady Bug', 1900. 'Otis Harlan's Big Hit in J.J. McNally's Latest Vaudeville Farce "Star & Garter"; A Blackville Love Ditty; Words by Walter H. Ford, Music by John W. Bratton'. Ladybirds looking at a sign reading: 'Country Boarders Wanted'. 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_430

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

88,1Mb (3,5Mb) / 16,3in x 20,9in / 4903 x 6279 (300dpi)

Keywords

animal building buildings library house houses music vegetables vegetable arts country entertainment insect insects ladybird ladybirds color design potato accommodation location century bug print potatoes score concept language bugs controversy sheet music public library song controversial United States of America Colour vaudeville graphic design 1900s 20th century New York Public Library NYPL American America USA united states Unknown Ford M Otis John W. John Walter Bratton Bratton John Walter M Witmark & Sons Witmark M. Witmark & Sons Marcus Witmark & Sons Marcus Heritage Art scores Harlan derogatory Notated music coon song John W. Bratton Walter H. Ford Walter H. Otis Harlan