Geo. Primrose and Lew Dockstader – 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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This rare vintage poster captures Geo. Primrose and Lew Dockstader in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Geo. Primrose and Lew Dockstader
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George H. Primrose and Lew Dockstader, two prominent minstrel performers of the late 1800s, share top billing on this tall 1898 color lithograph. The Strobridge Lithograph Company of Cincinnati and New York printed it, and the photograph it was based on came from the Falk studio in New York. Minstrel shows relied on blackface makeup and caricatures of Black Americans, and posters like this one promoted those performers to large audiences. Viewers today should read the image with that history in mind.
| Created / published | 1898 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 215 x 102 cm. |
| Notes | 69342 U.S. Copyright Office Created and copyright 1898 by The Strobridge Lith. Co. Cincinnati & New York. Photo by Falk N.Y. N.Y. no. 8116. · Falk B. J. |
| Subjects | Primrose Geo. H. (George H.) b. 1852--Performances. Dockstader Lew 1856-1924--Performances. African Americans--Performances & portrayals. Entertainers. Minstrel shows. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Performing Arts Posters |
| Original scan | 990 × 2,026 px · prints to 3 × 7 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-THR-271952 |
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