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Poster
1944 (made)
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Typographic poster with red and blue lettering
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Printing ink on paper |
| Brief description | Poster advertising "Uncle Tom's Cabin" |
| Physical description | Typographic poster with red and blue lettering |
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| Object history | The terms “coloured” and "negro" were used historically in Britain and North America to describe people of black African heritage but, since the 1960s, have fallen from usage and are considered offensive. The terms are repeated here in their original historical context. Associated Production: "Uncle Tom's Cabin". Author: Harriet Beecher Stowe. Playwright: H. Fowler Mear. Playwright: Con West. Performers: Chris Gill (Jim Crow), Norris Smith (Uncle Tom), Mary Fuller (Topsy). New Empress Theatre, Brixton, London. 21.2.1944. Performance category: musical. |
| Production | 154 Camberwell Road, London |
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| Accession number | S.1095-1994 |
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| Record created | July 23, 2010 |
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