Sujet

'Down where the cotton blossoms grow', 1901. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

'Down where the cotton blossoms grow', 1901. 'The Ballad Hit of the Century; words by Andrew B. Sterling, music by Harry Von Tilzer'. Sung by Harry A. Ellis. 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_403

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

69,2Mo (3,6Mo) / 36,2cm x 47,9cm / 4275 x 5657 (300dpi)

Mots clés

agriculture field fields Caucasian people male library job man men music arts country entertainment sun singing science white guy occupation solar system astronomy Southern color moon design full moon lunar plantation farmland location century moustache profession vocalist singer print score concept cotton language offensive controversy African American African-American B&W sheet music mustache facial hair afro-american public library song controversial cotton field racism United States of America Colour vaudeville graphic design black & white black and white B W white and black 1900s 20th century antebellum New York Public Library NYPL racist American America USA Ellis photograph portrait united states Unknown Sterling Harry Tilzer Von Tilzer Gumm Jerome H Remick Remick Jerome H Jerome H. Remick Heritage Art Aaron scores implied racism racial stereotype derogatory coon song Harry Von Tilzer Harry Von Aaron Gumbinsky Gumbinsky Harry Gumm Harry Von Tilzer Music Publishing Company Andrew B. Sterling Andrew B. Jerom Harry A. Ellis Harry A.