[African American man smiling and carrying a watermelon] [graphic].

[African American man smiling and carrying a watermelon] [graphic].

African American men -- Caricatures and cartoons.

Racism in popular culture.

Smiling.

Watermelons.

Afro-Americana.

Scrap depicting a racist caricature of an African American man smiling and carrying a watermelon. Shows the full-length portrait of the man portrayed with exaggerated features and attired in a white collared shirt with blue stripes, a yellow waistcoat, a red jacket with tails, white pants with blue stripes, and yellow and blue shoes with red buttons. He smiles with his mouth opened wide and carries a watermelon in both hands that he holds in front of him.

Library Company of Philadelphia

[United States] : [publisher not identified], [ca. 1890]

1 print : chromolithograph ; sheet 15 x 5 cm (6 x 2 in.)

Goldman Trade Card Collection - Scraps - Scrap 48 [P.2017.95.300]