Wm. H. Wests Big Minstrel Jubilee (formerly of Primrose & West). – Vintage Poster 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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A window into the past: Wm. H. Wests Big Minstrel Jubilee (formerly of Primrose & West)., preserved in this vintage poster. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Wm. H. Wests Big Minstrel Jubilee (formerly of Primrose & West).
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A caption across the bottom singles out comedian Ezra Kendall, promising "smiles for all and a frown for none," and that line sets this sheet apart from the other minstrel posters in the group. The poster advertises William H. West's Big Minstrel Jubilee, a company that took the name of the earlier Primrose & West troupe, whose founders had been among the best-known minstrel managers of the 1880s and 1890s. Minstrel shows of this era mixed blackface comedy, songs and specialty acts, and star comics like Kendall drew audiences on the strength of their names. The poster was printed in 1898 by the Strobridge Lithograph Company of Cincinnati and New York, one of the leading firms producing large color posters for touring theatrical companies.
| Created / published | 1898 |
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| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 102 x 77 cm. |
| Notes | 58560 U.S. Copyright Office Created and copyright 1898 by The Strobridge Lith Co Cinti & New York. Caption: Ezra Kendall : with smiles for all and a frown for none. Different versions of poster: POS - MIN - .W48 no. 3 (C size); POS - MIN - .W48 no. 3b (D size); POS - MIN - .W48 no. 3c (D size). N.Y. no. 8074. · Wm. H. Wests Big Minstrel Jubilee. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Performing Arts Posters |
| Original scan | 2,172 × 2,858 px · prints to 7 × 10 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-THR-272790 |
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