Joe de Gauwdief

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Joe de Gauwdief

Joe is a black man (caricature) who steals soap called Sneeuwwit which translates to Snow White. White men catch him because one of his cheeks has turned white! One of the men tells him that he should join them and help sell them to different folks including Chinese and Native American. To show how good the Sneeuwwit soap works that even a really black man turns white because of it.

Dutch

De Klok Heerde

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.

The Black Archives

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Sneeuwwit, Native American, Caricature, Shop Kitchen

Lieke Bremer