IMAGE

Dragon Seed Yellowface

A white actress in yellowface stands in her Dragon Seed costume. She stands with her arms at her sides in front of curtain.

Image 26.02.03a

Description

White American actress Katherine Hepburn played the Chinese character Jade in the film Dragon Seed (1944). Following the film’s success, local theaters adopted the practice of yellowface to reproduce the story, including this 1944 show in Bloomington, Illinois.

Object ID

26.02.03a

Citation (Chicago-style 18th Edition)

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Dragon Seed Yellowface

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1944-11-30

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Bloomington, Illinois, United States

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https://www.idaillinois.org/digital/collection/p16614coll62/id/36349/rec/6

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Multimedia details

Creator

Harling, Maurice

Publisher

Illinois Digital Archives

Date

1944-11-30

Location

Bloomington, Illinois, United States

Type

Image

Format

Photograph

File Format

jpg

Source

Illinois Digital Archives

Licensor

McLean County Historical Society

MUMI Number

26.02.011.IMG

Creator

Harling, Maurice

Publisher

Illinois Digital Archives

Date

1944-11-30

Location

Bloomington, Illinois, United States

Type

Image

Format

Photograph

File Format

jpg

Source

Illinois Digital Archives

Licensor

McLean County Historical Society

MUMI Number

26.02.011.IMG

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