Rodnell, Royal, in Theater Costumes 1900

Photograph

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Pejepscot History Center

Name/Title

Rodnell, Royal, in Theater Costumes 1900

Entry/Object ID

1975.57.6

Description

A B/W double portrait of Royal Rodnell, Bowdoin Class of 1901, in theater costumes. On the left, Rodnell appears in blackface, portraying a racist "mammy" or "Aunt Jemima" caricature. These caricatures were commonly portrayed in white theaters. Undated.

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Costumes, Blackface, Mammy, Offensive, African American, Black History, Objects of Intolerance