Title

'Go way back and sit down', 1901. Creator: Unknown.

Caption

'Go way back and sit down', 1901. 'Sung with Great Success by Adele Berg; words by Elmer Bowman, music by Al. Johns'. 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

HRM23A06_341

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

74,5Mb (3,5Mb) / 14,8in x 19,5in / 4452 x 5849 (300dpi)

Keywords

female Caucasian women woman people black male library job man men hat music arts country entertainment singing white trade guy occupation tables clothes color design cane restaurant dress table waiters location century waiter customer profession vocalist singer clothing print furniture score concept language offensive top hat controversy African American African-American APPAREL B&W sheet music afro-american public library song controversial racism United States of America Colour vaudeville graphic design black & white black and white B W white and black 1900s 20th century New York Public Library NYPL racist American America USA photograph portrait united states Unknown Mills Berg Johns tophat Al Heritage Art Adele scores clothing & dress fashion & clothing implied racism racial stereotype Elmer derogatory Notated music coon song F.A. Mills F.A. Frederick Allen Mills Frederick Allen Kerry Mills Kerry Adele Berg Elmer Bowman Bowman Elmer S. Bowman Elmer S. Al Johns Al. Johns Al.