Standup of the radio show character Andy Brown
date: label: Date
content: 1930
name: label: Printed by
content: Pepsodent Company, American, 1915 - 1944
label: Subject of
content: Amos 'n' Andy, American, 1928 - 1960
label: Subject of
content: Charles Correll, American, 1890 - 1972
label: Subject of
content: Freeman Gosden, American, 1899 - 1982
notes: label: Description
content: A die cut cardboard standup of the character Andy Brown from the radio show "Amos 'n' Andy," an advertisement for the 1930 Amos n' Andy movie Check and Double Check. The doll is an illustration of a man depicted in blackface wearing plaid white vest, white shirt, red tie, and black jacket. He has a pen and two pencils in his proper left vest jacket. The man is depicted looking at the viewer and wears squashed bowler hat on his head. He has brwon eyes and a wide, frowning red mouth. In his proper left hand is lit cigar held below his chin. In his proper right hand he holds a cane that crosses across his body and proper right leg. The man also wears stripped pants and dark shoes. The proper left shoe has a hole near the toes, which peek through. On the proper left flap at the bottom is black text [COPYRIGHT 1930 / BY THE PEPSODENT CO. / LITHO. IN U.S.A.]. On the proper right flap at the bottom is additional black text that reads [A-pdm-11R]. On the back of the doll in the upper half is an inscription handwritten in blue ink.
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: Amusements
label: Topic
content: Blackface
label: Topic
content: Caricature and cartoons
label: Topic
content: Comedy
label: Topic
content: Film
label: Topic
content: Radio
label: Topic
content: Segregation
label: Topic
content: Stereotypes
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Toys and Games
label: Classification
content: Racist and Stereotypical Objects
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kathleen M. Kendrick
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2015.64.10.2
objectType: label: Type
content: paper dolls
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: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 8 9/16 × 4 3/16 in. (21.7 × 10.7 cm)