Jointed figure in the form of a caricature of a boy holding a candle
date: label: Date
content: early - mid 20th century
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
notes: label: Description
content: A wooden, jointed figure in the form of a caricature of a boy holding a candle holder and candle. The boy is depicted hunched over, while holding a red candle holder with a lit, green candle. He is wearing a yellow pajamas decorated with red polka dots and black slippers. He has painted red hoop earrings in both ears. The figure is jointed at the shoulders. He is attached to flat rectangular metal base by a metal pole attached to the boy’s feet. The pole is welded to rectangular base.
label: Statement
content: Objects depicting racist and/or stereotypical imagery or language may be offensive and disturbing, but the NMAAHC aims to include them in the Collection to present and preserve the historical context in which they were created and used. Objects of this type provide an important historical record from which to study and evaluate racism.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Caricature and cartoons
label: Topic
content: Stereotypes
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Collection of James M. Caselli and Jonathan Mark Scharer
label: Classification
content: Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor
label: Classification
content: Racist and Stereotypical Objects
label: Exhibition
content: Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 2, C 2053
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Collection of James M. Caselli and Jonathan Mark Scharer
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2007.7.305
objectType: label: Type
content: figures (representations)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: wood , paint and metal
label: Dimensions
content: 32 3/8 x 11 7/8 x 16 3/8 in. (82.2 x 30.2 x 41.6 cm)