| Title |
Joyous birthday [graphic]. |
| Publisher |
United States : [publisher not identified] |
| Publisher |
UNITED STATES. 1935 |
| Date |
[ca. 1935] |
| Physical Description |
1 print : die-cut, color relief ; irregular sheet 4 x 13 cm (10 x 5 in.) |
| Description |
Racist, metamorphic birthday card depicting a caricatured portrayal of a Black man taxi driver and a Black man passenger,
riding in a taxi. Scene, with the card closed, shows the exterior of a yellow taxi with blue and checkered trims. The passenger
and driver, depicted with exaggerated and minstrelized features, including wide eyes and a circular mouth, look out their
respective rear and front windows, and toward the viewer. The passenger wears a bowler hat and the driver is in a uniform,
including a cap. A suitcase is strapped to the top and a a spare tire is attached to the rear of the vehicle. Scene, with
card opened, shows the rear door of the car open and the passenger, attired in a pink plaid suit, seated on a blue car seat,
and holding a pot with three flowers on his lap. The trim of the taxi is pink.
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| Notes |
Title from item. |
|
Date deduced from the visual content. |
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Printed in the vernacular on inside front cover: When yo' Birf'day rolls around. May it find yo' Up to Snuff,' And may it
bring de best ob joys. Now ain' dat Fare enuf?
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Printed on verso: Made in U.S.A. |
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Manuscript note on verso: Hoping you have many more Happy and Joyous Birthdays to come. Ruth. |
|
RVCDC |
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Gift of James Hill. |
| Subject |
African American men -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
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Flowers. |
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Passengers. |
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Racism in popular culture. |
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Taxicab drivers. |
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Taxicabs. |
| Genre |
Birthday cards -- 1930-1940. |
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Metamorphic pictures -- 1930-1940. |
|
Relief prints -- Color -- 1930-1940. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| ephemera - Cards - Birthday [P.2021.26.2] |
| Accession number |
P.2021.26.2 |
