Details
Creator Belyea, C.
Title Minstrel show. Wentworth Town Hall. March 26th - 8:15. Adults .25. Children .15. Orchestra - dancing. [graphic].
Publisher [New Hampshire]
Publisher N.H. 1925
Date [ca. 1925]
Physical Description 1 item : manuscript and halftone photomechanical print ; sheet 56 x 36 cm (22 x 14.25 in.)
Description Mixed media poster containing a clipped, bust-length, racist caricature depicting "N.D. Johnson" above manuscript text promoting a minstrel show, probably in Wentworth, N.H. Clipped image shows a man in black face, with an exaggerated broad smile, and looking to the left with his eyes. He wears a top hat, red bow, a white shirt with wide lapels and a "shiny" star-shaped pin at the chest, and a tuxedo jacket.
Blackface minstrelsy is a popular entertainment form, originating in the United States in the mid-19th century and remaining in American life through the 20th century. The form is based around stereotypical and racist portrayals of African Americans, including mocking dialect, parodic lyrics, and the application of Black face paint; all designed to portray African Americans as othered subjects of humor and disrespect. Blackface was a dominant form for theatrical and musical performances for decades, both on stage and in private homes.
Notes Title from item.
Date inferred from content.
Contains pasted, clipped photomechanical print captioned: N.D. Johnson.
C. Belyea is possibly Charles Moses Belyea (1904-1980) of Grafton, New Hampshire.
RVCDC
Description of Blackface minstrelsy from Dorothy Berry, Descriptive Equity and Clarity around Blackface Minstrelsy in H(arvard) T(heater) C(ollection) Collections, 2021.
Subject Wentworth Town Hall (Wentworth, N.H.)
African American men -- Caricatures and cartoons.
African American men -- Performances & portrayals.
Blackface entertainers -- United States.
Minstrel shows -- New Hampshire -- Wentworth.
Racism in popular culture.
Genre Halftone photomechanical prints -- 1920-1930.
Manuscripts -- 1920-1930.
Mixed media works -- 1920-1930.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| *GC - Advertisements - Minstrel [P.2022.57.2]
Accession number P.2022.57.2