Negro Dance on a Cuban Plantation
This image shows a group of men and women dancing to drums and other musical instruments under a veranda in Cuba. The author of the article is unknown and frequently refers to "a late traveler in Cuba," which suggests this image was an imagined representation. Harper's Weekly: A Journal of Civilization was an American political magazine based in New York City and published by Harper & Brothers from 1857 until 1916. It featured foreign and domestic news, fiction, essays on many subjects and humor, alongside illustrations. It covered the American Civil War extensively, including many illustrations of events from the war.
Image Title
Negro Dance on a Cuban Plantation
RegID
SI-OB-302
Date
1859
Title
Negro Dance on a Cuban Plantation
Source
"Notes on Cuba," in Harper's Weekly (Jan. 29, 1859), vol. 3, p. 73. Copy in Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library.
Language
English
Item sets
Music, Dance & Recreational Activities
Spatial Coverage
Caribbean--Cuba
Reproduced In
Harper's Weekly (Jan. 29, 1859), vol. 3, p. 73.
Researchers
Jerome Handler; Michael Tuite; Henry B. Lovejoy Graduate Research Assistants: Tiffany Beebe; Travis May
Identifier
HW0006