&quot;Black Mammy Plastic Roof Cement&quot;

Original Title: Can of Black Mammy Plastic Roof Cement
Devised Title: "Black Mammy Plastic Roof Cement"
Date: 1889
Creator: Miller Paint MFS .CO See all items with this value
Contributor: Thomas Bridge
Description: The vintage can of Black Mammy Plastic Roof Cement features a depiction of a Black female figure, reflecting the problematic stereotypes prevalent in mid-20th-century advertising. Often portrayed as a caretaker or domestic figure, this imagery reveals the complexities of racial representation and the commodification of Black identity.
Primary Subject: 1900-1999 See all items with this value; Labor See all items with this value; Racism See all items with this value; Race relations See all items with this value
Location: Tallahassee; Leon County; Florida; United States of America
Type: Three-Dimensional Object
Medium: Steel
Additional Techniques: Canning
Measurements: L:11cm x W:9cm
Format: JPEG
HBCU Identifier: AR_0013_03_0001
HCAC Identifier: HCAC.FAMU.0095
Rights: All rights reserved. The use of any part of these objects and photographs transmitted in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, or stored in a retrieval system without the prior written consent of MEBA is an infringement of the copyright law.
Contributing Institution: Florida A&M University
Collection: Thomas Bridge African American Collection See all items with this value
Language: English