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The Black Patti, Mme. M. Sissieretta Jones the greatest singer of her race. – Vintage Wall Art

The Black Patti, Mme. M. Sissieretta Jones the greatest singer of her race., N.Y. : Metropolitan Print., [1899] — vintage poster
The Black Patti, Mme. M. Sissieretta Jones the greatest singer of her race., N.Y. : Metropolitan Print., [1899]. Vintage poster from the African American History collection.

(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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Sissieretta Jones performed under the nickname "Black Patti," a comparison to the celebrated Italian-born soprano Adelina Patti, and this poster puts that billing front and center. Jones sang for audiences across the United States and performed at the White House for President Benjamin Harrison in 1892. By the late 1890s she led her own touring company, the Black Patti Troubadours, and posters like this one promoted her concerts and the medals associated with her name. The lithograph was printed in New York and shows how Black performers marketed their talents to wide audiences at a time when segregation limited where they could appear.

Created / publishedN.Y. : Metropolitan Print., [1899]
Medium1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 77 x 50 cm.
Genre2001
NotesCreated by Metropolitan Print
SubjectsJones, Sissieretta. Singers. African Americans--Women. African Americans--Performances & portrayals. Medals.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,140 × 1,459 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-218998

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