Sujet

'I'se sorry dat I left ma happy home', 1900. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

'I'se sorry dat I left ma happy home', 1900. 'Written & composed by Irving Jones; sung by Sylvia Starr in Mamzelle 'Awkins at Oscar Hammerstein's Victoria Theatre, N.Y.'. 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

HRM23A10_399

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

50,5Mo (1,9Mo) / 32,0cm x 39,5cm / 3782 x 4663 (300dpi)

Mots clés

female Caucasian women woman people library job music arts country entertainment singing white occupation color design location century profession vocalist singer print score concept actors language offensive acting controversy African American African-American B&W sheet music afro-american actor public library song controversial actress racism United States of America Colour vaudeville Thespian graphic design black & white black and white B W white and black 1900s 20th century New York Public Library NYPL racist American America USA photograph portrait united states Unknown Jones Starr Irving Sylvia Oscar Heritage Art scores implied racism racial stereotype derogatory Notated music coon song Irving Jones Sylvia Starr International Music Co. International Music Company Oscar Hammerstein Hammerstein Oscar Hammerstein II Oscar Greeley Clendenning Hammerstein II Oscar Greeley Clendenning Hammerstein Oscar Greeley Clendennin