Black stereotypes in American art
Cf Pohl pp. 65 Kuhn, 77 Copley, 79 Trumbull, 265 leavening ad
ìSlavery As It ExistsÖî p.204
John Lewis Krimmel, Quilting Frolic 1813 (p.198)
Robert S. Duncanson, Uncle Tom and Little Eva 1853 (p.200)
Phenomena of phrenology, or the belief that ìhead-shapesî indicated oneís level of ìcultureî and ìdevelopmentî (always using white heads as the standard), used against not just blacks but also other groups -- cf Pohl p.200
Nathaniel Jocelyn, Cinque 1839 (Pohl p.199)
Compare/contrast Jocelynís image to those weíve seen previously. What does it idealize? How does it visually idealize Cinque?