Cartoon: Fanny Foosle Demonstrates Black Bottom
Title
Cartoon: Fanny Foosle Demonstrates Black Bottom
Creator
Description
Cartoon printed in March 1927 in the Chanticleer, a humor magazine produced by Rutgers students. The cartoon consists of four images of a white woman demonstrating the Black Bottom dance, with instructions below each image. The title of the cartoon is "Fanny Foosle Demonstrates Black Bottom."
Black Bottom was a dance with roots in African American culture; it became a mainstream dance craze in the 1920s. For another cartoon referencing the Black Bottom dance in the Chanticleer, see this archival item: Charleston and Black Bottom.
The author of the cartoon is Ozzie Nelson (Oswald George Nelson), Rutgers class of 1927. Nelson became famous as the co-creator of the long-running radio and TV show The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet. He was inducted into the Rutgers Hall of Distinguished Alumni in 1989.
Black Bottom was a dance with roots in African American culture; it became a mainstream dance craze in the 1920s. For another cartoon referencing the Black Bottom dance in the Chanticleer, see this archival item: Charleston and Black Bottom.
The author of the cartoon is Ozzie Nelson (Oswald George Nelson), Rutgers class of 1927. Nelson became famous as the co-creator of the long-running radio and TV show The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet. He was inducted into the Rutgers Hall of Distinguished Alumni in 1989.
Date
1927-03
Language
English
Publication
Page
16
Repository
Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries
Library catalog record (external link)
Item Relations
| Item: Cartoon: Charleston and Black Bottom | is related to | This Item |
Citation
Nelson, Ozzie, “Cartoon: Fanny Foosle Demonstrates Black Bottom,” Scarlet and Black Digital Archive, Rutgers University, accessed December 5, 2023, https://scarletandblack.rutgers.edu/archive/items/show/537.