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