- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Brer Rabbit and the Tar Baby
- Date of Original:
- 1946
- Subject:
- Motion pictures--United States
Animated films--United States
Brer Rabbit (Legendary character)
Rabbits
Dolls
Wood - Location:
- United States, 39.76, -98.5
- Medium:
- film stills
animated cartoons - Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Critics praised the animated sequences in Song of the South but were unimpressed with the live-action scenes. In this movie still, Brer Rabbit is confused by the silence of the Tar Baby.
Image of a film still from the motion picture Song of the South (1946). In this movie still, Brer Rabbit is confused by the silence of the Tar Baby. Brer Rabbit stands to the right of Tar Baby, who sits on a log. Brer Rabbit is dressed in a pink shirt and blue pants, and Tar Baby wears a brown robe.
Song of the South combined 70 percent live action and 30 percent animation in a format that was technically advanced for its time, but it received mixed reviews for artistic merit and criticism for its portrayal of black characters. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/song-of-the-south/m-7157/
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of Song of the South.net. Copyright 1946 Walt Disney Productions
- Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/song-south
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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