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[Simian circus rider atop a galloping horse] [graphic] / Anness.
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Title
[Simian circus rider atop a galloping horse] [graphic] / Anness.
Publisher
[Philadelphia?] : [publisher not identified]
Publisher
UNITED STATES. 1835
Date
[ca. 1835]
Physical Description
1 print : woodcut engraving mounted on paper ; sheet 18 x 24 cm (7.25 x 9.25 in.)
Description
Racist print, possibly a performance handbill, depicting a simian rider attired in a military uniform and a plumed hat. He holds an American flag as he stands on top of the horse's saddle, which gallops in a circus ring.
Notes
Title supplied by cataloger.
Print pasted on back of ledger page with manuscript notes.
Possibly by engraver Samuel Anness who resided in Philadelphia in 1818.
Purchase 1997.
RVCDC
Description revised 2021.
Access points revised 2021.
Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of the Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Subject
African American men -- Caricatures and cartoons.
African American men -- Performances & portrayals -- United States.
Circuses & shows -- United States.
Horses -- United States.
Racism in popular culture.
Genre
Woodcuts -- 1830-1840.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| GC - Entertainment [P.9557.2b]
Accession number
P.9557.2b
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African American History Prints and Watercolors and Drawings
Race and Visual Culture Digital Collection, 1801-1865
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