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Tis Hard to Love
Sheet Music
ca. 19th century (printed and published)
ca. 19th century (printed and published)
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Music sheet cover for 'Tis Hard To Love', composed by Charles Backus, sung by G.W. Moore, published by Hopwood & Crew, ca. 19th century.
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.
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.
Object details
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| Title | Tis Hard to Love (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Lithograph |
| Brief description | Music sheet cover for 'Tis Hard To Love', composed by Charles Backus, sung by G.W. Moore, published by Hopwood & Crew, ca. 19th century |
| Physical description | Cover of the sheet music for 'Tis Hard to Love'. In the centre, there is an image of G.W. Moore with a blackened face, shaking a tambourine. Credits of the song are printed above and below the image. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | /TIS HARD TO LOVE/
/AN ENTIRELY NEW AND ORIGINAL COMIC DITTY/
/COMPOSED FOR & DEDICATED TO/
/ G.W. MOORE/
/BY HIS ESTEEMED FRIEND/
/CHARLES BACKUS/
/OF THE SAN FRANCISCO MINSTRELS, NEW YORK/
/AND SUNG NIGHTLY AT/
/THE MOORE & BURGESS MINSTRELS/
/ST JAMES'S HALL, WITH IMMENSE SUCCESS/
/LONDON:HOPWOOD & CREW 42 NEW BOND ST./
(Text on front of cover.) |
| Credit line | Gabrielle Enthoven Collection |
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| Literary reference | Tis Hard to Love by Charles Backus |
| Summary | Music sheet cover for 'Tis Hard To Love', composed by Charles Backus, sung by G.W. Moore, published by Hopwood & Crew, ca. 19th century. 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. |
| Other number | 235 - PeoplePlay UK number |
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| Accession number | S.453-2012 |
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| Record created | May 3, 2012 |
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