LOT 175
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Lot 175
A BERT WILLIAMS BLACK AMERICANA MINSTREL CAKE WALK WATERCOLOR PORTRAIT, 1906. Original watercolor on paper portrait of the black broadway entertainer Bert Williams (1874-1922). Inscribed lower right "The Great Bert Williams 1906" and artist signed indistinctly. Lot is accompanied by a Bert Williams song sheet "The Moon Shines on the Moonshine". 13.75 inches x 17 inches (35 x 43 cm).
Estimate:
$75 - 125
Note:
Bert Williams working with his dancing partner George Walker created a unique version of the cake walk and is credited with making the dance a national craze.
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