Bananas of the Antilles Poster
Identifier
TBAFB0075
Title
Bananas of the Antilles Poster
Description
Vintage poster displaying a young black boy holding a bunch of bananas wearing a large straw farmers hat. Above the image, the words "Bananen Der Antillen" are written in capitalised yellow font. Beneath the image, the words "Het Voedzaamste En Verteerbaarste Fruit Raadpleegt Uwen Geneesheer" are written in large yellow font, with a small import stamp rendered to the top right of these words.
Type
Paper Poster
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
Framed Advertising Poster
Subject
Black Boy, Black Caricature
Coverage
Banana, Hat, Stamp, Shirt
Physical Dimensions
25x35x0.2
Country of Production
Netherlands
Keywords
Banana, Argriculture, Antilles, Import, Trade, Children, Labour
Archived By
Richard Weaver
Collection
Citation
“Bananas of the Antilles Poster,” The Black Archives, accessed March 28, 2024, https://collection.theblackarchives.nl/items/show/3509.