"How you like de waltz, Mr. Lorenzo?".
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- Title
- "How you like de waltz, Mr. Lorenzo?".
- Alternate Title
- Series title: Life in Philadelphia
- Date
- 18--]
- Notes
- Derogatory depiction of an African American couple at a dance ball. "Mr. Lorenzo" and his female dance partner hold hands as they waltz. His partner, wearing a huge pink headpiece adorned with feathers and a blue and yellow dress with huge puff sleeves, asks how he likes the waltz. "Mr. Lorenzo," dressed in pantaloons, a green coat with tails, and an oversized bow tie and collar, responds that he believes the waltz is "for de common people."
- An Edward Williams Clay print from the series Life in Philadelphia.
- Names and Subjects
- African Americans--Caricatures and cartoons.
- African Americans--Social conditions.
- Race relations--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
- Social classes--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History--19th century.
- Balls (Parties)--1830-1880.
- Ballroom dancing--1830-1880.
- Courtship.
- Clothing and dress--1830-1880.
- Ethnic stereotypes--1830-1880.
- Prints shelf.
- Clay, Edward Williams,--1799-1857,--artist.
- ID
- 761
- Barcode
- B5265157
- Physical Description
- 1 print : etching, hand-colored ; image 17.4 x 14.3 cm, with frame 27.4 x 22.7 cm.
- Repository
- William L. Clements Library
- Date Added/Updated
- 2016-08-11 23:59:05
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- Collection
- William L. Clements Library Image Bank
- Image Size
- 3073 x 4030
- File Size
- 1 MB
- Record
- 761
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/w/wcl1ic/x-761/wcl000874
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""How you like de waltz, Mr. Lorenzo?".". https://quod.lib.umich.edu/w/wcl1ic/x-761/wcl000874. In the digital collection William L. Clements Library Image Bank. William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. April 28, 2024.