William H. Wests Big Minstrel Jubilee – Vintage Poster
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Step back in time with William H. Wests Big Minstrel Jubilee, a vintage poster rich in period detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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William H. Wests Big Minstrel Jubilee
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Carroll Johnson, billed here as "the artistic Canadian," is the performer singled out on this 1899 color lithograph for William H. West's Big Minstrel Jubilee. The Strobridge Lithographing Company of Cincinnati and New York printed it, and the firm was a leading maker of bold color posters that advertised touring theatrical companies. Late nineteenth-century minstrel shows built their programs on comic routines and music, and many performers appeared in blackface, though Black performers also worked within the form. The poster is worth viewing with that history in mind, since its caricatures reflect the racial stereotypes that shaped popular entertainment of the period.
| Created / published | 1899 |
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| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 77 x 101 cm. |
| Notes | 39288 U.S. Copyright Office Created and copyright 1899 by The Strobridge Litho. Co. Cincinnati & New York. Caption: Carroll Johnson the artistic Canadian. N.Y. no. 8532. · Wm. H. Wests Big Minstrel Jubilee. |
| Subjects | Johnson Carroll d. 1917--Performances. African Americans--Performances & portrayals. Comedians. Minstrel shows. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 2,835 × 2,173 px · prints to 9 × 7 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-THR-272070 |
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