A native of New Holland taken from the life.
Title
A native of New Holland taken from the life
Description
Ethnographic-style full-length portrait depicting an Aboriginal Australian man. He stands naked and holds a shield and spears. His chest and upper arms are adorned with body modifications in the form of scars., Title from manuscript note on verso., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of the Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021., RVCDC, Accessioned 1892.
Date
ca. 1820?
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department drawings & watercolors - unidentified - Native [5653.F.43b]
International Exhibition Sydney
Title
International Exhibition Sydney
Description
View showing the buildings and grounds near Sydney Harbour of the exhibition to promote New South Wales technology, commerce, and industry. The exhibition, on display from September 17, 1879 to April 20, 1880, commemorated the centennial of the arrival of the First Fleet. Includes the Garden Palace designed by architect James Barnet, the Botanic Gardens, promenades, annexed exhibition halls, and pavilions. In the foreground, a man and woman couple stands at the harbor opposite the palace while a sailboat and rowboat glide on the water. Image surrounded by a border containing palm trees, lush vegetation, and the coat of arms for Sydney depicted with a white man sailor and aboriginal man, attired in a loincloth and holding a spear., Title from item., Printed above image: Supplement to the Illustrated Sydney News, July 1879., Accessioned 1883., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Date
1879
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department **GC - Exhibitions [5225.F.2]
Ethnographic tableau
Title
Ethnographic tableau Specimens of various races of mankind
Description
Chart showing racist depictions of fifty-four, bust-length, portraits of men and one woman of different "races" from eight geographic regions to emphasize contrived differences in cranial characteristics. The “Geographical Distribution” includes I. Arctic, II. Asiatic, III. European, IV. African, V. American, VI. Polynesian, VII. Malayan, and VIII. Australian. With each region, six depictions of individuals of that race are shown, some facing forward and some in profile. Many of the individuals are depicted as racist stereotypes. Many are attired in hats, turbans, or headdresses custom to their country of origin. In the left, under the caption “Cranioscopic Examples,” nine different skulls in right profile are depicted. In the right, chart sections include “Mankind, Grouped Physiologically” and “Linguistic Distinctions.”, Title from item., Folded plate removed from Josiah C. Nott and George R. Gliddon's Indigenous races of the earth (Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co.; London: Trubner & Co., 1857) (LCP *Am 1857 Nott (1)2733.Q (Rush)). See "Explanations of the tableau" pages 618-638., Captions below images on recto: Artic: Eskimo, Tchucktchi, Koriak, Aleoutian, Aino, Samoyede. Asiatic: Kamtschadale, St. Laurent Islander, Tartar, Chinese, Kalmuck, Tuda. Euro[pean]: Finn, Icelander: Cuvier, Bulgarian, Greek, Caucasian. [Euro]Pean: Syrian, Arab, Fellah, Berber, Uzbek Tatar, Affghan (sic). African: Ababdee, Sahara Negro, Yeboo Negro, Mozambique Negro, Caffr, Hottentot. American: Kutchin Indian, Stone Indian, Ottoe Indian, Yucatan Indian, Boroa Indian, Fuegian. Polynesian: New Zealander, Samoa Islander, Tikopia Islander, Vanikoro Islander, Tana Islander, Viti Islander. Malayan: Malay, Javanese, Marianne Islander, Hindoo, Mintira, Negritto. Australian: North Australian, West, Australian, South Australian, Tasmanian, Tasmanians (Men, Women)., Bequest of Dr. James Rush, 1869., RVCDC, Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of the Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Creator
Kramer, Peter, 1823-1907, artist
Date
1857
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department ***BW-Natural history [(1)2733.Q.1]