Jolly Negro Bank

Media: FloridaAM/HCAC.FAMU.0090.001.JPEG

Original Title: 3 Jolly Negroes 1/3
Devised Title: Jolly Negro Bank
Date: Unknown
Creator: J. E. Stevens See all items with this value
Contributor: Thomas Bridge
Description: The red and yellow vintage Jolly Negro bank features a caricature of a smiling Black man, embodying the racially insensitive stereotypes prevalent in early 20th-century America. Designed as a coin bank, it reflects the era's problematic representation of African Americans in popular culture.
Primary Subject: c. 1900-1999 See all items with this value; Racism See all items with this value; Folklore See all items with this value; Economics See all items with this value
Location: Tallahassee; Leon County; Florida; United States of America
Type: Three-Dimensional Object
Medium: Iron; Paint
Additional Techniques: Casting
Measurements: L:17cm x W:13cm
Format: JPEG
HBCU Identifier: AR_0012_03_0001
HCAC Identifier: HCAC.FAMU.0090
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Contributing Institution: Florida A&M University
Collection: Thomas Bridge Collection See all items with this value
Language: English
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