Details
Title [African American man minstrel dancing with a cigar] [graphic].
Publisher [United States] : [publisher not identified]
Publisher UNITED STATES. 1880
Date [ca. 1880]
Physical Description 1 print : chromolithograph; sheet 9 x 7 cm (3.5 x 2.5 in.)
Description Racist, trade card specimen depicting a caricature of an African American man minstrel dancing. Shows the African American man, portrayed with exaggerated features and spindly arms and legs, attired in a black top hat, white gloves, a white collared shirt, a red tie, a brown jacket, orange pants, and black shoes. He sways to the left and places his left hand on his hip. He crosses his right arm across his body and holds a lit cigar between his fingers. His right foot comes forward in a dance step.
Notes Title devised by cataloger.
Date deduced from the visual content.
Gift of David Doret.
Subject African American men -- Caricatures and cartoons.
Cigars.
Dance.
Minstrels.
Racism in popular culture.
Smiling.
Genre Chromolithographs -- 1870-1880.
Trade cards -- 1870-1880.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Goldman Trade Card Collection - Misc. 8 [P.2017.95.219]
Accession number P.2017.95.219