Image of a very tall black man holding very short dwarf black man in his hand while three African American children watch smiling; the poster advertises the blackface minstrel show "The Long and Short of It" performed by the Wesley Brothers. Probable date range approximated by cataloger. "Ledger / Show Print / Phila."--text, lower right.
Type
image
Extent
1 woodcut : color printed ; overall 75.88 x 53.98 cm (29 7/8 x 21 1/4 in.)
Actors--Pictorial works African Americans--Pictorial works African Americans--Performances & portrayals Blackface entertainers--Pictorial works Comedians--Portraits Curiosities and wonders--Pictorial works Dwarfs--Pictorial works Giants--Pictorial works Minstrel shows Theatrical productions Wesley Brothers 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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