Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

Bert Williams NPG x126389

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by Cavendish Morton

Born in Nassau, the Bahamas, Williams emigrated with his family to Florida in 1885. In 1893 he joined Martin and Seig's Mastodon Minstrels where he met George Walker. As 'Williams and Walker', their comedy Vaudeville act helped popularise the 'cakewalk' dance by introducing it into various shows in which they appeared. The pair "blacked up" to conform to racist theatrical stereotypes of the time. Already one of the leading comedians in the country, with the production of In Dahomey, 'Williams and Walker' became the first... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.