Sujet

'Baby, you'se the swellest gal', 1901. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

'Baby, you'se the swellest gal', 1901. 'Also sung by the Bennette Sisters, with Great Success; words & music by Chas. W. Kremer; sung with great success by the Watterman Sisters'. 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

HRM23A08_247

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

74,7Mo (4,1Mo) / 37,2cm x 50,3cm / 4393 x 5940 (300dpi)

Mots clés

female Caucasian women woman people black male child children girl girls library job man men love music arts country entertainment singing diamond white guy occupation design performance performers performer performing location century profession vocalist singer singers print score concept lovers lover language offensive controversy African American African-American sheet music afro-american public library song controversial racism United States of America vaudeville graphic design 1900s 20th century New York Public Library NYPL racist American America USA child prodigy photograph portrait united states Unknown M M Witmark & Sons Witmark M. Witmark & Sons Marcus Witmark & Sons Marcus Heritage Art scores implied racism racial stereotype derogatory coon song Charles W. Kremer Kremer Charles W. Watterman Sisters