Sujet

'Rastus surely loves me', 1899. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

'Rastus surely loves me', 1899. '...because he say he do; words by George Waugh Arnold, music by Fred Solomon; as sung by Mr. Gus. Bruno Jr. and Miss Mayme Gehrue in the Aerial Magnolia Grove at the New York Theatre...Supplement of the New York Journal & Advertiser'. 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

HRM23A06_071

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

54,1Mo (3,8Mo) / 32,4cm x 41,9cm / 3822 x 4951 (300dpi)

Mots clés

female Caucasian women woman people male library job man men music arts dance country entertainment singing white guy occupation dancer dancers color design performance performers performer performing location century profession comedy vocalist singer singers print score concept actors language offensive acting controversy African American African-American B&W sheet music afro-american actor public library song controversial comedian racism United States of America Colour vaudeville 19th century Thespian graphic design black & white black and white B W comedians white and black 1890s New York Public Library nineteenth century NYPL racist American America USA can-can cancan photograph united states comedienne Unknown May Gus Ford Solomon Arnold Mamie Cakewalk Fred Frederic Heritage Art scores 19th-century implied racism racial stereotype derogatory coon song Mayme Gehrue Gehrue Mayme May Gehrue Mamie Gehrue Mayme Gehrue Ford Mayme Gehrue Gus Bruno Bruno Gus. Bruno Gus. Gus. Bruno Jr. Gus Bruno Junior Gus Bruno Jr. George Waugh Arnold George Waugh Fred Solomon Frederic Solomon Rogers Bros. Music Publishing Co. Rogers Brothers Music Publishing Company Rogers Brothers