| Title |
Yes you! [graphic]. |
| Publisher |
[United States] : [publisher not identified] |
| Publisher |
UNITED STATES. 1880 |
| Date |
[ca. 1880] |
| Physical Description |
1 print : chromolithograph; sheet 13 x 8 cm (5 x 3 in.) |
| Description |
Racist, trade card specimen depicting a caricature of an African American man minstrel playing a banjo. Shows the African
American man minstrel portrayed with exaggerated features and attired in a white collared shirt, a blue bowtie with white
polka dots, a white jacket with orange polka dots and tails, yellow pants with blue and white stripes, and black shoes. He
lifts his left leg up and sticks his tongue out as he strums on the banjo.
|
| Notes |
Title from item. |
|
Date deduced from the visual content. |
|
Series number printed on recto: 58. |
|
Gift of David Doret. |
| Subject |
African American men -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
|
Banjos. |
|
Minstrels. |
|
Music. |
|
Racism in popular culture. |
| Genre |
Chromolithographs -- 1870-1880. |
|
Trade cards -- 1870-1880. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Goldman Trade Card Collection - Misc. - Yes [P.2017.95.211x] |
| Accession number |
P.2017.95.211x |
