- Created by
- Unidentified
- Date
- 20th century
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W: 7 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (19.1 x 14 cm)
- Description
- Color lithograph depicting a pig knocking over a “zip coon.” A cartoon farm scene in which a “coon” farmer and dog chases a pig down a dirt road. In the foreground, a pig has knocked a “zip coon” man off his feet. The man has grey hair and a wide red mouth. He is wearing a dark blue jacket, white shirt, yellow bow tie, red and white striped pants, blue socks, and brown shoes. A white glove covers his proper left hand. His other glove, glasses, top hat, and a red book are in the air, and a red umbrella lies on the ground under the pig. An orange dog is behind the pig on the road. Behind the dog is a “coon” farmer wearing a white shirt, red suspenders, and blue pants. He holds a blue and orange hat in his proper left hand and a stick in his proper right.
- Statement
- Objects depicting racist and/or stereotypical imagery or language may be offensive and disturbing, but the NMAAHC aims to include them in the Collection to present and preserve the historical context in which they were created and used. Objects of this type provide an important historical record from which to study and evaluate racism.
- Collection title
- Collection of James M. Caselli and Jonathan Mark Scharer
- Classification
- Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor
- Racist and Stereotypical Objects
- Type
- lithographs
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Collection of James M. Caselli and Jonathan Mark Scharer
- Object number
- 2007.7.374
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
- Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




