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Framed vintage 1933 Black Americana commercial lithograph print created by the commercial artist Al Barbelle Artwork “Go 'way bee, dis …
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Framed vintage 1933 Black Americana commercial lithograph print created by the commercial artist Al Barbelle Artwork “Go 'way bee, dis ain't yo hive!"
The Artist: Alfred "Al" Barbelle (1888–1957), a prominent American illustrator known largely for his sheet music covers and commercial advertisements.
The illustration depicts a young Black child hesitant to use a chamber pot because a bee is hovering right over it. It features text written at the bottom in a stylized, exaggerated Southern African-American dialect typical of early 20th-century media. This image was originally used as a humorous print and distributed as a novelty item or commercial advertisement, sometimes associated with honey butter companies of the era .
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- Dimensions
- 8ʺW × 0.25ʺD × 10ʺH
- Art Subjects
- Figure
- Frame Type
- Framed
- Period
- 1930s
- Country of Origin
- United States
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Lithograph
- Paper
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Black
- Condition Notes
- Frame is Currently being protected in an old cheap metal frame with glass . Reframing would improve its look. Frame is Currently being protected in an old cheap metal frame with glass . Reframing would improve its look. less
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