BLACKFACE MINSTREL SHOW MUSICAL THEATER POSTERPLEASE NOTE! THE IMAGE PRESENTED HERE IS VERY RACIST AND IS ONLY PRESENTED FOR SALE HERE IN ITS HISTORICAL CONTEXT!
The2FunAdGuyz offer a new, high-quality reproduction, print of a Minstrel Show Musical Theater poster for the Original Nashville Students combined with Gideon's Big Minstrel Carnival, a blackface troupe. Four minstrel performers, three dressed as men and one as a woman, are shown in garish costumes and poses. They appear to be singers since two of the men are holding music and the other man, holding a squealing pig, holds a baton in the air. Of course this over emphasis on gaudy clothing and exaggerated physical attributes were part of the degrading entertainment form known as the minstrel show.
HEADLINE: Original Nashville Students Combined With Gideon's Big Minstrel Carnival. Rusco and Holland.
CAPTION: Find the Tenor.
HISTORICAL CONTEXT: This poster and the information contained in this description are presented in historical context. They are meant to remind us of the way things were so we can better understand how things might be better. Minstrel shows were huge at the turn of the century. Audiences at these shows were mostly working class rowdies who would stop the show if it was bad or would demand multiple repeats if they like it. As a result, the acts and actors became increasingly outrageous in order to gain the audiences approval.
The blackface minstrel show was begun in the 1830's and by the 1890's was a major phenomenon in the world of entertainment. Much of the music of the era was written for minstrel shows-including the songs of Stephen Foster. It was stereotyping of the worst kind. White actors, dressed as African-Americans acted and sang to audiences, many of who knew little about African-American culture. The characters evolved to the point where most of them were lazy, shiftless and dumb. This helped to create an image of African-Americans that has created immense problems right into the twenty first century. Some believe that the blackface minstrel show was a forerunner of what happened in the 1950's & 60's when white musicians co-opted the music of African-American blues musicians and in the process created rock-n-roll. For better or worse-it is important that this aspect of American pop culture be examined.
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PAPER QUALITY: This new print is on a highest quality, acid-free, 100-pound glossy premium text paper that allows for maximum color brilliance and fidelity for older images.
AVAILABILITY: In Stock! - Usually Ships Within 2 Business Days.
Image Size: 10.5 inches wide by 14.75 inches high.
Paper Size: 11 inches wide by 17 inches high. This allows for a small border around the image for matting and framing. When matted, this format is perfect for a standard 16-inch x 20-inch frame, a manageable size for a wide variety of decorating purposes.
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