Billy Van, the monologue comedian, transformed ?
Billy Van, the monologue comedian, transformed by blackface makeup. Originally White actors used burnt cork to blacken their skin and exaggerate their lips, to produce a caricatured stereotype of African ethnic features. Ca. 1900
Picture No
10673577
Media ID
45225971
Size
2550px x 1876px
(1.0MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Everett Collection
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Strictly editorial use only. Please contact Mary Evans if any other use required
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Blackface Burnt Caricatured Cork Exaggerate Lips Minstrel Monologue Produce Stereotype Transformed
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