- Printed by
- Peter J. Carey & Sons, Inc., American, founded 1898
- Subject of
- Butterbeans and Susie, American, 1920 - 1963
- Edwards, Jodie, American, 1893 - 1967
- Edwards, Susie, American, 1894 - 1963
- Date
- ca. 1930
- Medium
- ink on newsprint
- Dimensions
- H x W: 9 x 12 in. (22.9 x 30.5 cm)
- Description
- A flier advertisement for a performance by the comedic duo Butterbeans and Susie, with their 30-person touring company, at the Palace Theatre on Beale Street in Memphis, Tennessee. The flier is printed in black and red ink on a single sheet of off-white paper, folded to form four pages. The first page features a black-and-white portrait of Susie Edwards, with [FROLIC / TO-NIGHT / FOR WHITE] printed across it in red ink. Beneath the portrait are the details of the performance. The interior spread pages feature three black-and-white photographs of the company performers. Text at the bottom reads: "Butterbeans and Susie Are Heading Their Own Company this Season with the Peppiest and Fastest Show on the Road." This is followed by a partial list of performers: Famous Gibson Family, Joe Clark, James Compson, George Gould, Clyde Parks, Eddie Heywood, Tressie Leggs, Elizabeth Conley." The back page features a black-and-white portrait of "Butterbeans," (Jodie Edwards). Each page has a graphic geometric border.
- 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.
- Place depicted
- Beale Street, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera - Advertisements
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2012.46.63
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




