Toy Car

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Identifier

TBAFB0022

Title

Toy Car

Description

Toy car made of metal. The body of the car is blue and at the front window is a cartoon white boy. At the back window is a blackface cartoon looking very distressed with his hands pressed against the window. One side window features a yellowface cartoon, and the other side has two more white children looking out. A Russian word is written atop the car, where there is also a clock - possibly a compass.

Type

Metal Toy

Relation

Facing Blackness is a multimedia exhibition that takes the public through the obscure history of portraying Black people from the colonial period to contemporary society. Using unique archive material and visual art, we show how anti-black racism became part of the Dutch 'cultural archive' and our everyday ideas, customs and utensils. On the other hand, the exhibition shows how there has always been 'everyday resistance' to various forms of racism and how Black people themselves have given and continue to give meaning to their culture and identity.

Source

The Black Archives

Format

Toy Car

Subject

Black Caricature, Yellowface, Asian Caricature

Coverage

Car, Clock,

Physical Dimensions

4x8x3.5

Country of Production

Russia?

Keywords

Toy Car, Yellowface, Asian caricature, Black Caricature, Blackface, Caricature, Children's Toys

Archived By

Richard Weaver

Citation

“Toy Car,” The Black Archives, accessed March 28, 2024, https://collection.theblackarchives.nl/items/show/3456.
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