Golliwog - Wikipedia
The golliwog, also spelled golliwogg or shortened to golly, is a doll-like character, created by cartoonist and author Florence Kate Upton, which appeared in children's books in the late 19th century, usually depicted as a type of rag doll.
History of Golliwog - Origin and Meaning
Golliwogg is a type of rag doll. It is also known as golliwog or golly. It is made from black fabric and has black eyes bordered with white, red lips with white teeth and curly hair. Inspiration for gollywog dolls came from Florence Kate Upton, who was born in 1873 in Flushing, New York, and was the daughter of English parents.
The Golliwog Caricature - Anti-black Imagery - Jim Crow Museum
Golliwogs are grotesque creatures, 1 with very dark, often jet black skin, large white-rimmed eyes, red or white clown lips, and wild, frizzy hair. 2 Typically, it's a male dressed in a jacket, trousers, bow tie, and stand-up collar in a combination of red, white, blue, and occasionally yellow colors.
Oh Golly: A Brief History Of The Golliwog - Flashbak
2009年2月8日 · 20th February 1962: A black-faced brightly dressed soft doll with fuzzy hair, named ‘Golliwog’ after a character in a book by American writer Florence Kate Upton. His name has since been shortened to Golly, thus removing the offensive term ‘wog’. (Photo by Chaloner Woods/Getty Images)
Florence Kate Upton - Wikipedia
Florence Kate Upton (22 February 1873–16 October 1922) was an American-born English cartoonist and author most famous for creating the Golliwog character, featured in a series of children's books. Upton was born in Flushing, New York, to English parents who had immigrated to the United States.
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2016年7月29日 · Golliwogs are dolls with large, white-rimmed eyes, cartoonishly big lips, frizzy hair, and jet black skin. The golliwog is an example of a “darky”, a racist representation of Blackness intended for white audiences. Golliwogs are caricatures based on blackface portrayals in American minstrel shows.
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2019年7月23日 · The golliwogg, golliwog, or golly is a fictional character who first appeared in children’s books as a rag doll with black skin, eyes rimmed in white, exaggerated red lips, frizzy hair, and dressed in minstrel clothes. This golliwogg, however, is the stopper of a perfume bottle.
wog / golliwog — Wordorigins.org
2021年8月30日 · Wog is a racist slur, chiefly found in British speech. The word is used as a disparaging term for anyone who isn’t English, especially a person with darker skin or Asian facial features. It’s a clipping of golliwog, the name for a type of black-faced doll popular at the turn of the twentieth century. Golliwog, in turn, is a variation on pollywog.
History of Gollys & Golliwogs at Golliwogg.co.uk
The Golliwog (originally spelled Golliwogg) began life as a story book character created by Florence Kate Upton. Upton was born in 1873 in Flushing, New York, to English parents who had emigrated to the United States in 1870. She was the second of four children.
Golliwog: Harmless doll or symbol of racist past? | SBS News
2016年4月22日 · During the first part of the twentieth century, the Golliwogg doll became a favourite children's soft toy in Europe, only surpassed by the teddy bear in popularity.