Comic illustrating an interaction between cowboys: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

This comic features an illustration of an interaction between a black cowboy and two white cowboys. The black cowboy is on horseback and his holding a hat in his hands. He as a second horse behind him who's reins he has tied to the other horse's tail. The two white cowboys are also on horseback and are wearing hats. Two text bubbles appear above the men and read [WHY, ICK, THET'S / REDICKLUS, KEEPIN/ / A HOSS FROM BUCKIN' / THETAWAY! WHY, TH' / HULL COUNTRY WILL / BE A LAUGHIN' AT / YUH!] and [WELL, I'D SOONER / HAB DEM LAUGHIN' / AT ME ON DE HOSS / DAN ON DE GROUND!]. The title of the comic is printed in the bottom center [THE BRAKE]. Date and copywrite information is printed in the bottom left corner [COPR. 1940 BY NEA Service, INC. T.M. REQ. U.S. PAT OFF]. The illustrator's name is printed in the bottom right corner [J.R. WILLIAMS / 5-3]

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1940
• Published by: Newspaper Enterprise Association, American, founded 1902
• Illustrated by: James Robert Williams, Canadian, 1888 - 1957
• Type: comics
• Medium: ink on paper (fiber product)
• Dimensions: H x W: 5 5/16 × 5 3/4 in. (13.5 × 14.6 cm)
• Topic: African American
• Topic: American West
• Topic: Caricature and cartoons
• Topic: Race relations
• Topic: Stereotypes
• Object number: 2014.37.35.26
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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