| Title |
Tuning up [graphic]. |
| Publisher |
[New York: Harper & Brothers] |
| Publisher |
NY. New York. 1858 |
| Date |
[August 1858] |
| Physical Description |
1 print: wood engraving; image 12 x 11 cm. (4.5 x 4.25 in) |
| Description |
Engraving is one of several accompanying the story "A Winter in the South." It is set in Tennesse, and shows three black musicians,
who, at the request of their master, played for him and his family on Christmas Day. According to the story's unnamed author,
the master's rhetorical question " . . . because we have the misfortune to be white, shall we never forget our cares and troubles?"
was followed by the decisive order, "Bring in the fiddlers!" As the author then wrote, "In came the joyful musicians, grinning
from ear to ear, and bowing until they sweep the floor with their greasy hats, anticipating the extra drams and half-dollars
for their holiday spendings." (p. 295) In the illustration, the musicians are show with their instruments (fiddles and a tamborine).
The portrayal of their facial features adheres to negative racial stereotypes.
|
| Is part of |
Harper's new monthly magazine. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1858. |
| Notes |
Illustration in Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol. 17, no. 99 (August 1858), p. 295. |
|
Fels Afro-Americana Image Project, Scenes from Daily Life. |
| Subject |
Slaves -- Caricatures & cartoons. |
|
Slaves -- Music. |
|
African American musicians -- Tennessee. |
|
Christmas. |
| Genre |
Wood engravings -- 1850-1860. |
|
Periodical illustrations -- 1850-1860. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Books & Other Texts | Rare | Per H 9 62992.O v 17 n 99 August 1858 p 295 |
| Accession number |
62992.O |
