Carroll & Queen's double cloc dance / J. H. Bufford's lith., Boston. – Antique Wall Art
(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 antique lithograph captures Carroll & Queen's double cloc dance / J. H. Bufford's lith., Boston. in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Carroll & Queen's double cloc dance / J. H. Bufford's lith., Boston.
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Carroll & Queen's "Double Clog Dance" is the subject of this color lithograph, which was designed to sell the sheet music it advertised. J. H. Bufford's Boston shop printed the cover around 1864 for the publisher Oliver Ditson & Co. Clog dancing was a staple of the minstrel stage, where white performers in blackface often imitated Black dancers, and the Library of Congress catalogs the print under portrayals of African Americans. It offers a record of popular entertainment in wartime Boston, and it rewards a critical look at the caricature it carries.
| Created / published | c1864. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, color. |
| Genre | Sheet music covers 1860-1870.Lithographs Color 1860-1870. |
| Notes | Copyright by Oliver Ditson & Co. |
| Subjects | African Americans--Performances & portrayals--1860-1870. Dancers--1860-1870. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,155 × 1,444 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-216712 |
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