Title

'I needs you very badly, Liza Jane', 1901. Creator: Unknown.

Caption

'I needs you very badly, Liza Jane', 1901. 'A southern love plaint, words by Charles Horwitz, music by Frederick V. Bowers'. Sung by Spenser Kelly. 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

HRM23A09_442

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NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

84,1Mb (4,0Mb) / 15,9in x 20,5in / 4775 x 6157 (300dpi)

Keywords

Caucasian people black male library job man men music arts night country entertainment singing science white guy occupation solar system astronomy Southern color moon design full moon lunar location century profession vocalist singer print score concept language offensive controversy African American African-American time of day 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 love song 1900s 20th century New York Public Library NYPL racist American America USA photograph portrait united states Unknown Charles Spencer Kelly Bowers Heritage Art scores implied racism racial stereotype derogatory Notated music coon song Spencer Kelly Spenser Spenser Kelly Charles Horwitz Horwitz Frederic V. Bowers Frederic V. Frederick V. Bowers Frederick V.