Show poster in Alabama town, 1936. Creator: Walker Evans.

Show poster in Alabama town, 1936. Creator: Walker Evans.

2-899-037 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

Show poster in Alabama town. [Posters advertising: The Roaring West starring Buck Jones; J.C. Lincoln's Sunny South Big Tent Show. 'Big tent shows' which included comedy, dancing and music, initially featured white performers in "blackface". Troupes with black actors and performers began to appear in the 1840s. Both versions of the shows portrayed black people as objects of hilarity and ridicule].


Image Details


People Information

Creator
  1. Walker Evans: American: Photographer, artist, writer

Medium
  1. Photograph

Picture Type
  1. Nitrate negatives. gmgpc
  2. Still image

Geographic Hierarchy

World North and Central America United States Alabama

  1. 33 00 00 N , 087 00 00 W

Category Hierarchy

Lifestyle & Leisure Entertainment & Media

Society & Culture Issues & Causes

Locations & Buildings Other


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4962x3848
File Size : 18,647kb


Aliases

  1. 2017759326
  1. 1010004904
  1. 2-899-037
  1. 2017759326
  1. 2899037

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