Sujet

'The Voo-doo man', 1900 (Inferred). Creator: Kerr.

Légende

'The Voo-doo man', 1900 (Inferred). 'Williams & Walker's Great Success...Music Supplement of the New York Journal and Advertiser'. 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

HRM23A06_215

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

61,6Mo (3,6Mo) / 33,7cm x 45,8cm / 3976 x 5412 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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