<I>Little Black Sambo</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1943
name: label: Written by
content: Helen Bannerman, Scottish, 1862 - 1946
label: Published by
content: E.P. Dutton, American, founded 1852
label: Printed by
content: Duenewald Printing Corporation, American
label: Illustrated by
content: Julian Wehr, American
notes: label: Description
content: A hardcover, first edition version of Helen Bannerman's "Little Black Sambo" with movable paper illustrations created by Julian Wehr. The book tells the story of a little boy in India who loses his fine new clothes to the tigers. The front cover has a yellow background and blue border with wavy edges. It features an illustration of the titular character, “Little Black Sambo,” seated in front of a bush. He is wearing a red jacket, white shirt, blue pants, and dark purple and red shoes. In his proper left hand, he holds a closed green and white umbrella with an orange handle. The heads and tails of four (4) tigers with orange with black stripes, are crouched behind the bush. Black, red, and blue text reads [LITTLE BLACK / SAMBO / ANIMATED! ANIMATED! / BY HELEN BANNERMAN / ANIMATIONS BY JULIAN WEHR]. The book has a red plastic spiral binding. The book features seven (7) color illustrations with movable paper parts that are operated manually with tabs. The title page features a color illustration of “Little Black Sambo” sleeping on the grass, under a palm tree and has black printed text [LITTLE BLACK SAMBO / By / HELEN BANNERMAN / E.P. DUTTON & CO, INC. • NEW YORK]. Inscribed in black ink across the top of the title page [Eleanor Hubbard from Uncle Herman & Marie / 1943] and inscribed in pencil below is [$60.00]. The black printed text on the verso of the title page reads [COPYRIGHT, 1943 BY / DUENEWALD PRINTING CORP., NEW YORK / PRINTED IN THE U.S.A. / Created and produced by the / Duenewald Printing Corporation / New York, N.Y. / Sole agents for Wehr animation / Patent No. 219763]. The book is twenty-four (24) pages and includes illustrations and a title page.
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: Children
label: Topic
content: Stereotypes
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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: Racist and Stereotypical Objects
label: Classification
content: Books and Published Materials
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: 2007.7.382
objectType: label: Type
content: movable books
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown - Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink , paper and plastic
label: Dimensions
content: 8 11/16 x 6 3/4 x 1/2 in. (22.1 x 17.1 x 1.3 cm)