Sapolio [graphic].
Dublin Core
Title
Sapolio [graphic].
Subject
African American children -- Caricatures and cartoons.
Chemical industry -- New York (State) -- New York.
Racism in popular culture.
Smiling.
Watermelons.
Afro-Americana.
Description
Racist trade card promoting soap manufacturer Enoch Morgan’s Sons Company and depicting the caricature of an African American child’s head emerging out of a watermelon. The child, portrayed with exaggerated features, smiles as their eyes look to the right. The green watermelon is ripped open revealing pink flesh and black seeds. Enoch Morgan’s Sons Company began manufacturing Sapolio soap in 1869 in New York. Peruvian company Intradevco Industrial SA purchased Sapolio in 1997.
Source
Library Company of Philadelphia
Publisher
New York : Donaldson Brothers, 1882.
Format
1 print : chromolithograph ; sheet 7 x 10 cm (3 x 4 in.)
Identifier
Goldman Trade Card Collection - Enoch [P.2017.95.60]
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