Paper doll from the Amos 'n' Andy radio show: Museum Object and Cultural History
Paper doll from the Amos 'n' Andy radio show: Date: 1931. Distributed by: Pepsodent Company, American, 1915 - 1944. Type: paper dolls.
The object in the museum catalogue
A color paper doll depicting a dog sitting up on its hind legs with its two (2) front paws hanging out in front of them. The dog has floppy ears with its tounge hanging slightly out of its mouth and its tail curved upward. The background is blue. There are two black tabs at the bottom of both the right and left side of the paper doll (meant to be bent back for the doll to stand upright). The tab on the right has text in white vertically printed reading [COPYRIGHT 1931/BY THE PEPSODENT CO]. Reverse is light brown with no text.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1931
- Distributed by: Pepsodent Company, American, 1915 - 1944
- Type: paper dolls
- Medium: ink on paper
- Dimensions: H x W: 2 3/8 × 2 7/16 in. (6 × 6.2 cm)
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Advertising
- Topic: Amusements
- Topic: Radio
- Topic: Sitcoms
- Object number: 2014.53.8.6
- 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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