Golliwog

Golliwog
Uptons Golliwog, publiziert 1895.

Golliwog (auch: Golliwogg) ist eine Kinderbuchfigur der britischen Illustratorin Florence Upton mit schwarz gefärbtem Gesicht und schwarzen abstehenden Haaren. In Uptons Buch "The Adventures of two Dutch Dolls and a Golliwogg", wird Golliwogg mit Grödner Drechselpuppen reichlich illustriert.

Inspiriert von den Minstrel Shows in den USA veröffentlichte Upton 1895 erstmals Kinderbücher mit der Golliwog-Figur. Bis in die 50er Jahre hinein waren Golliwog-Puppen als Kinderspielzeug populär, bis ein Bewusstsein für die rassistische Bedeutung dieser Figur für ein Ende dieser Mode sorgte.

Claude Debussy benannte nach der Golliwog-Puppe ein Klavierstück aus dem Zyklus „Children’s Corner“: „Golliwogg’s Cakewalk“. Auch der Paarschreittanz Cakewalk, den übertriebene Verrenkungen der Tänzer kennzeichnen und der Anfang des 20. Jahrhunderts in Europa sehr modern war, ist aus den Minstrel Shows entnommen.

Bevor die amerikanische Rockgruppe Creedence Clearwater Revival zu ihrem endgültigen Namen kam, hieß sie "The Golliwoggs".


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  • golliwog — or golliwogg [gäl′ē wôg΄, gäl′ēwäg΄] n. 〚arbitrary formation, ? after POLLIWOG〛 1. a grotesque black doll used in illustrations by Florence K. Upton (died 1922) for a series of children s books 2. a grotesque person * * * gol·li·wog or… …   Universalium

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  • golliwog — ► NOUN ▪ a soft doll with a black face and fuzzy hair. ORIGIN from Golliwogg, the name of a doll character in books by the US writer Bertha Upton (died 1912) …   English terms dictionary

  • golliwog — or golliwogg [gäl′ē wôg΄, gäl′ēwäg΄] n. [arbitrary formation, ? after POLLIWOG] 1. a grotesque black doll used in illustrations by Florence K. Upton (died 1922) for a series of children s books 2. a grotesque person …   English World dictionary

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