| Creator |
McGreer, John, 1839-1908. |
| Contributor |
Eytinge, Solomon, 1833-1905, artist. |
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Printer Cartoon Printing Co., publisher. |
| Title |
No. 6 The wedding [graphic] / McGreer. |
| Publisher |
Chicago, Ill.: Cartoon Printing Co., [1881] |
| Publisher |
ILL. Chicago. 1881 |
| Physical Description |
1 photograph on card mount: albumen ; mount 11 x 17 cm (4.5 x 6.5 in.) |
| Description |
Sixth scene in a racist series of African American caricatures originally created for Harper's Weekly in 1878 by Sol Eytinge
that satirized the courtship and marriage of and the start of families by "The Twins." The African American figures are depicted
with exaggerated features and mannerisms. Shows the twins getting married in the parlor in which they were introduced to their
fiancés (see No. 2 The Introduction). The twins are attired in white wedding dresses and veils and their betrothed in formal
suits. An older African American reverend stands in front of them and officiates. Their relatives, including an older woman,
attired in a bonnet, and seated in a rocker and holding in her lap a boy, attired in a striped suit with ruffled collar, watch
the nuptials from behind them. "Dr. Black" and other acquaintances watch from through a doorway. Framed pictures adorn the
wall. A table with a cake and a decanter with glasses is visible behind the reverend.
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| Notes |
Title from item. |
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Name of publisher inscribed on original drawing: Cartoon Printing Co. Chicago. |
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Date from copyright statement in other photographs in series: Copyrighted 1881 John McGreer, Chicago, Ill. |
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Name of artist stamped on verso: McGreer Chicago. |
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Purchased with the Davida T. Deutsch African American History Fund. |
|
Lib. Company. Annual Report, 2017, p. 52. |
|
RVCDC |
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Desciption revised 2022. |
|
Access points revised 2022. |
| Subject |
African Americans -- Clothing & dress. |
|
African American men -- Clothing & dress. |
|
African American women -- Clothing & dress. |
|
African Americans -- Social life and customs. |
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African American clergy -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
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African American couples -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
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African American parents -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
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African American men -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
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African American women -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
|
Etiquette. |
|
Race relations. |
|
Racism in popular culture. |
|
Twins. |
|
Weddings. |
| Genre |
Albumen prints -- 1880-1890. |
|
Genre photographs -- 1880-1890. |
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Reproductions -- 1880-1890. |
|
Satires (Visual works) -- 1880-1890. |
| Associated name |
Printer Cartoon Printing Co., publisher. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| photo - 5 x 7 - Unid. - Events [P.2017.26.6] |
| Accession number |
P.2017.26.6 |
