Sarotti Moor Sculpture
Identifier
TBADC0001
Title
Sarotti Moor Sculpture
Description
Polyresin sculpture depicting a dark-skinned boy carrying a golden coloured tray in line with the symbolic imagery typical of Blackamoor figures. The figure is dressed ornately from head-to-toe with vibrant colours and an outfit that seems inspired by Moorish culture and stylings. He wears a bright blue coat with a white buttoned-up shirt, long white gloves, and tailcoats that extend out behind him in a manner which implies the figure is moving forward rapidly. The figure also wears red haram pants decorated with brown/golden stars which match his Moorish shoes ('Balgha') which are painted with the same colour as the tray and the golden stars. The figure is crowned with a blue, red, and golden turban which is decorated with a golden plate at the front with the letter "S" (Sarotti-Mohr) and a crest of feathers emerging over the top of this. The entire figure is fixed upon a larger base painted white with black flanks - on the underside of the base is written "€85" in pencil. Chocolate would have been placed on the tray of the statue as a form of advertising.
Creator
Sarotti-Mohr (Julius Gipkens)
Relation
Documenta 2022
Source
The Black Archives
Format
Sculpture
Subject
Black Child, Young Boy, Moorish Boy
Coverage
Suit, Shirt, Top-Hat, Trousers, Shoes, Tray, Turban, Gloves
Date
c.1930's?
Physical Dimensions
11.5x18x27
Country of Production
Germany
Place of Production
Berlin
Keywords
Caricature, Advertising, Chocolate, Moors, Orientalism, Statue, Servant
Copyright
Sarotti-Mohr
Rightholder
Sarotti-Mohr
Archived By
Richard Weaver
Bibliography
https://www.derwesten.de/panorama/riesen-zoff-um-den-sarotti-mohr-darf-er-nicht-mehr-so-heissen-id216884397.html ; https://www.jstor.org/stable/26533653?seq=1 ; https://www.catawiki.com/l/14373299-advertising-statue-for-sarotti-chocolate-from-1930
Collection
Citation
Sarotti-Mohr (Julius Gipkens), “Sarotti Moor Sculpture,” The Black Archives, accessed November 13, 2024, https://collection.theblackarchives.nl/items/show/3550.