Title

'Sadie, you's ma lady-bird', 1901. Creator: Unknown.

Caption

'Sadie, you's ma lady-bird', 1901. 'Words by Arthur Trevelyan, music by William H. Penn; sung by Camille D'Arvalle; music supplement of the Los Angeles Sunday Herald'. 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

HRM23A07_004

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

52,1Mb (3,2Mb) / 12,2in x 16,6in / 3666 x 4966 (300dpi)

Keywords

nature female Caucasian women woman people library job music flower flowers plant plants arts country entertainment singing white occupation rose roses color design performance performer performing opera location century profession vocalist singer print score concept language thorn thorns controversy African American African-American B&W sheet music afro-american public library song opera singer controversial 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 American America USA photograph portrait united states Unknown Camille Cornelia Arthur Penn William H. Trevelyan Heritage Art Sol scores derogatory Notated music coon song Sol Bloom Bloom Camille D'Arville D'Arville Cornelia Dykstra Neeltye Dykstra Dykstra Neeltye Darville Camille Darville Arthur Trevelyan William H. Penn