Image of a street scene with a man in a suit, presumably minstrel show proprietor I.W. Baird, holding a bunch of balloons with fourteen of the balloons showing a different minstrel show scene including dancing, acrobatics, singing, drama, and musical performances by costumed performers, female impersonators, and performers in blackface; an older African American man lies on the street touching the balloons, with two dogs and spectators looking on. Probable date range based on general show history; I. W. Baird's minstrel show performed from 1876 until 1889 (Rice, Monarchs of Minstrelsy, page 203). "Armstrong & Co. Lith. / Boston"--text, lower left of image. Illegible artist's initials may be visible at lower left of image.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 71.12 x 104.46 x cm (28 x 41 1/8 x in.)
Baird, I. W., -1908--Portraits Acrobats--Pictorial works African Americans--Performances & portrayals African Americans--Pictorial works Balloons--Pictorial works Blackface entertainers--Pictorial works Dancers--Pictorial works Minstrel shows Theatrical producers and directors--Portraits I.W. Baird's Famous Minstrels Lithographs--Color--1875-1900. (gmgpc) Theatrical posters--American. (gmgpc)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection Entertainment Large Size Minstrel The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library
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