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

Citation

“Bananas of the Antilles Poster,” The Black Archives, accessed March 28, 2024, https://collection.theblackarchives.nl/items/show/3509.
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