Appearances Are Deceiving-SOLD

Title: “Appearances Are Deceiving” Featuring Oscar Willis (2007)-SOLD
Dimensions: 12″x12″
Media: Acrylic on Canvas
Oscar Willis was a comedian in the 1850’s. Here is is dressed as an “Ethiopian”. During the early 1800’s it was very popular for white performers to perform in blackface. Racism was rampant and audiences in both the north and south attended these performances, many without fully realizing the consequences.
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