Primrose & West's Big Minstrels: We Are the Scorchers of Minstrelsy – Historic Print
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Few images capture their era like this historic image of Primrose & West's Big Minstrels: We Are the Scorchers of Minstrelsy. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
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Primrose & West's Big Minstrels: We Are the Scorchers of Minstrelsy
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Here the minstrel company itself is the subject: Primrose & West's Big Minstrels, a well-known touring troupe, presents its show through the bicycle craze of the 1890s. "Scorching" was period slang for riding fast, and the title plays on it, suggesting the performers are as quick and lively as the cyclists racing down city streets. Posters like this used the bicycle's popularity to sell tickets, and they show how minstrelsy's stock caricatures were often recast in contemporary fashions. Viewers today will want to look closely at how the performers are drawn.
| Original scan | 2,639 × 2,010 px · prints to 9 × 7 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 1725u |
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