Sujet

'She's getting mo' like the white folks every day', 1901. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

'She's getting mo' like the white folks every day', 1901. 'Sung with Great Success by Williams & Walker, words & music by Williams & Walker'. 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

HRM23A13_443

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

69,2Mo (3,7Mo) / 36,6cm x 47,5cm / 4317 x 5605 (300dpi)

Mots clés

female women woman people black male library job man men music arts country entertainment singing musician musicians guy occupation color design performance performers performer performing entertainer entertainers race location Victorian century composer profession vocalist singer singers print score concept actors aspiring language offensive acting controversy African American aspiration African-American B&W sheet music afro-american actor public library song controversial racism United States of America Colour Producer 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 George photograph portrait united states Unknown Walker Smith Williams Bert John Edgar Heritage Art scores implied racism racial stereotype Bert Williams derogatory Notated music coon song Stromberg Bert A. Williams Bert A. Egbert Austin Egbert Austin Williams George Walker John Stromberg Edgar Smith