Contributor |
Leonard, G. W., artist. |
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Soule, John P., publisher. |
Title |
Go way white trash, dis chile dance yer blind [graphic] / G. W. Leonard. 1877. |
Publisher |
[Boston?] : J. P. Soule |
Publisher |
UNITED STATES. 1877 |
Date |
[1877] |
Physical Description |
1 photograph : albumen on card mount ; mount 6 x 10 cm (2.5 x 4 in.) (carte de visite format) |
Description |
Reproduction of a sketch by G. W. Leonard depicting an African American shoeshine boy dancing to the musical accompaniment
of a white boy and girl, while a white boy mocks him in the background. The smiling African American boy, portrayed in racist
caricature with exaggerated features, is in the center of the image. He is attired in a white, long-sleeved open neck shirt,
baggy striped pants with suspenders, and a hat with turned up brims, his hands at his side, and mid step. To his right, stand
a white boy playing a concertina and a white girl playing the violin. The boy is attired in a newsboy's cap, a jacket, and
pants with patches at the knees. The girl is attired in a short-sleeved, calf-length, light-colored dress, with a sash draped
over her right shoulder (the one on which she plays the violin). A shoeshine box marked (with the letter s's backwards), "t.
Smith. Boss Shine, 5 cts.," rests near the feet of the trio of children. In the background, a white boy, attired in torn and
worn clothes and with mop-like hair, appears in a clomping stance with his arms raised to his shoulders, his back leg bent
at the knee, and his other leg kicked out. His hat lays on the ground near him.
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Notes |
Date from copyright statement: Copyright 1877, by J. P. Soule. |
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John P. Soule was a Boston photographer who also published stereographs and cartes de visite. He served in the Ancient and
Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts at the end of the Civil War.
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Purchased with the Davida T. Deutsch African American History Fund and funds for the Visual Culture Program. |
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RVCDC |
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Description revised 2021. |
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Access points revised 2021. |
Subject |
African American boys -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
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African Americans -- Dance. |
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Boys. |
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Child musicians. |
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Dance. |
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Girls. |
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Racism in popular culture. |
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Shoe shiners. |
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Teasing. |
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African American shoe shiners. |
Genre |
Albumen prints -- 1870-1880. |
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Cartes de visite -- 1870-1880. |
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Reproductions -- 1870-1880. |
Printer |
Soule, John P., publisher. |
Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| cdv - misc. - caricatures and cartoons - G [P.2015.63] |
Accession number |
P.2015.63 |