Title

Servance Dancers

Authors

Paulette Richards

Files

Description

How many African American folk artists have created performing objects outside the purview of formal theater? Master woodcarver George Servance is one such 20th-century artist who used his skills to counter minstrel stereotypes and present African Americans as elegant and accomplished entertainers.

Publication Date

2019

Keywords

puppetry, performing objects, African American culture

Disciplines

African American Studies | Africana Studies | Arts and Humanities | Other Theatre and Performance Studies | Race, Ethnicity and Post-Colonial Studies | Theatre and Performance Studies

Recommended Citation

Richards, Paulette, "Servance Dancers" (2019). Living Objects: African American Puppetry Essays. 9.
https://digitalcommons.lib.uconn.edu/ballinst_catalogues/9