Sujet

'My castle on the Nile', 1901. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

'My castle on the Nile', 1901. 'New Song Hits introduced by Williams & Walker's Own Big Co.; Sung by the Great Comedian Bert. Williams, by J. W. Johnson, Bob Cole & Rosamond Johnson''. Bert Williams and George Walker were multi-talented African American showmen of the minstrel era, when black performers were forced to conform to the racist stereotypes expected by white audiences. 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.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM23A05_421

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

76,3Mo (5,2Mo) / 38,1cm x 50,2cm / 4495 x 5930 (300dpi)

Mots clés

river building library music arts country entertainment geography castle color Nile design fortifications fortification location century print score river nile African American African-American sheet music afro-american public library song United States of America Colour vaudeville graphic design the Nile 1900s 20th century New York Public Library NYPL American America USA geographical feature united states Unknown Johnson Johnston Heritage Art Rosamund scores Notated music coon song Rosamond Johnson Rosamond Rosamond Johnston John Rosamond Johnson J. Rosamond James Weldon Johnson John Rosamond Rosamund Johnson James Weldon James W. Johnson