Poster
Poster for "Neil O'Brien and his Great American Minstrels."
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| Color lithograph poster whose top caption reads "Oscar F. Hodge presents" followed in larger type by "Neil O'Brien and His Great American Minstrels." Below that is "Emil Subers, The Georgia Sunflower." The image is a large portrait bust of a grinning Subers in blackface. |
| Image ID: | 89899 |
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| Creation Date: | circa 1895 |
| Creator Name: | Strobridge Lithographic Company |
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| Collection Name: | WCFTR Posters |
| Genre: | Poster |
| Original Format Type: | prints, photomechanical |
| Original Format Number: | 4.1.0002A |
| Original Dimensions: | 56 cm by 90 cm |
| O'Brien was said to perform a "realistic darky" rather than a caricature, although he featured eccentric characters. His career began in 1889 as an endman in upstate New York companies. He performed as part of duos (O'Brien and Bell; Bogart and O'Brien) before joining Haverly's in 1892 and working with them in between the periods of running his own company. He is reported to have received one of the highest salaries paid to a minstrel performer. |
| Publicity |
| Minstrel shows |
| Cosmetics |
| Men |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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