[Man shooting arrow at apple on man's head] caricatured Advertising Card from Wm. S. Kimball & Co. (H800)

ca.1900

Not on view

Issued ca.1900 by Wm. S. Kimball & Co. (H800). Color cartooned sketch / racist portrayal of African American. Caricatured scene of man in coat and striped pants shooting an arrow at an apple on man's head. Captioned card. At top: "NIGGER HEAD" SMOKING TOBACCO/ Wm. S. Kimball & Co. In box at center: SMOKE VANITY FAIR. In box across bottom of card: Our "NIGGER HEAD" never fails to hit the mark. Lower left corner of image: CLAY & CO. BUFFALO, N.Y.

Artwork Details

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Provenance

Title: [Man shooting arrow at apple on man's head] caricatured Advertising Card from Wm. S. Kimball & Co. (H800)
Publisher: William S. Kimball & Company
Lithographer: Clay & Richmond (American, active 1879–86)
Date: ca.1900
Medium: Commercial color lithograph
Dimensions: Sheet: 4 13/16 × 3 1/4 in. (12.2 × 8.2 cm)
Classifications: Prints, Ephemera
Credit Line: The Jefferson R. Burdick Collection, Gift of Jefferson R. Burdick
Object Number: Burdick 5, H800.4
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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