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Oh! Johnny You're in Luck This Morning.
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19th century (printed)
19th century (printed)
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Illustrated music sheet for Oh! Johnny You're in Luck This Morning. as sung by G. W. Moore of the Moore and Burgess Minstrels1. Published in London by Hopwood & Crew, 19th century.
1Minstrelsy and Blackface is a style of theatrical makeup that originated in the United States around 1830 and which was based on racist stereotypes of African Americans. It was most commonly used in the minstrel performance tradition. White performers (and sometimes black) used burnt cork, greasepaint or shoe polish to blacken their skin and exaggerate their lips. The look was completed with ‘woolly’ wigs, gloves, tailcoats and/or ragged clothes. Blackface was a performance tradition in American theatre for over 100 years and was also popular overseas. Stereotypes embodied in the stock characters of blackface minstrelsy played a significant role in cementing and proliferating racist attitudes.
1Minstrelsy and Blackface is a style of theatrical makeup that originated in the United States around 1830 and which was based on racist stereotypes of African Americans. It was most commonly used in the minstrel performance tradition. White performers (and sometimes black) used burnt cork, greasepaint or shoe polish to blacken their skin and exaggerate their lips. The look was completed with ‘woolly’ wigs, gloves, tailcoats and/or ragged clothes. Blackface was a performance tradition in American theatre for over 100 years and was also popular overseas. Stereotypes embodied in the stock characters of blackface minstrelsy played a significant role in cementing and proliferating racist attitudes.
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| Title | Oh! Johnny You're in Luck This Morning. (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Lithograph on paper |
| Brief description | Illustrated music sheet for Oh! Johnny You're in Luck This Morning. as sung by G. W. Moore of the Moore and Burgess Minstrels. Published in London by Hopwood & Crew, 19th century. |
| Physical description | Illustrated music sheet for Oh! Johnny You're in Luck This Morning. |
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| Credit line | Gabrielle Enthoven Collection |
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| Summary | Illustrated music sheet for Oh! Johnny You're in Luck This Morning. as sung by G. W. Moore of the Moore and Burgess Minstrels1. Published in London by Hopwood & Crew, 19th century. 1Minstrelsy and Blackface is a style of theatrical makeup that originated in the United States around 1830 and which was based on racist stereotypes of African Americans. It was most commonly used in the minstrel performance tradition. White performers (and sometimes black) used burnt cork, greasepaint or shoe polish to blacken their skin and exaggerate their lips. The look was completed with ‘woolly’ wigs, gloves, tailcoats and/or ragged clothes. Blackface was a performance tradition in American theatre for over 100 years and was also popular overseas. Stereotypes embodied in the stock characters of blackface minstrelsy played a significant role in cementing and proliferating racist attitudes. |
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| Accession number | S.235-2011 |
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| Record created | April 30, 2012 |
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