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Aunt Jemima was an American breakfast brand for pancake mix, table syrup, and other breakfast food products. The original version of the pancake mix was developed in 1888–1889 by the Pearl Milling Company and was advertised as the first "ready-mix" cooking product. [1][2] Aunt Jemima was modeled after, and has been a famous example of, the ...
Occupation (s) Nanny, cook, model. Known for. Aunt Jemima. Nancy Green (March 4, 1834 – August 30, 1923) was an American former slave, who, as "Aunt Jemima", was one of the first African-American models hired to promote a corporate trademark. The Aunt Jemima recipe was not her recipe, but she became the advertising world's first living trademark.
Written. 1875. Genre. Folk. Songwriter (s) Billy Kersands. " Old Aunt Jemima " is an American folk song written by comedian, songwriter, and minstrel show performer Billy Kersands (circa 1842–1915). The song became the inspiration for the Aunt Jemima brand of pancakes, as well as several characters in film, television, and on radio, named ...
Pearl Milling Company is a North American brand for pancake mix, table syrup, and other breakfast food products. The original version of the pancake mix was developed in 1888–1889, and was advertised as the first "ready-mix" cooking product. [1][2] In June 2021, the Aunt Jemima brand name was discontinued by its current owner, PepsiCo, with ...
Therese Gardella (December 19, 1894 – January 3, 1950) was an American performer on the stage and screen whose stage persona was Aunt Jemima. She was of Italian descent. She performed on both stage and screen, usually in blackface. Tess was born in Glen Lyon, Pennsylvania, to John and Louisa Gardella. [1] She came to New York City in 1918 ...
Occupation (s) Singer, performer, clubwoman. Known for. Portrayed Aunt Jemima in the 1940s and 1950s. Ethel Ernestine Harper (September 17, 1903 – March 31, 1979) was an African-American educator and performer. She was known for her portrayal of the Aunt Jemima advertising character during the 1950s. [1]
She was born March 23, 1891, in Hawkins, Texas, the fifth of eleven children born to Derry Richard and his wife Cornelia (née Washington). She grew up in the nearby community of Fouke, Texas. One of her siblings was George Richard, grandfather of Stanley Richard, a retired safety for the San Diego Chargers and the Washington Redskins. [1][2][3][4]
Saar's 1972 artwork The Liberation of Aunt Jemima was inspired by a knick knack she found of Aunt Jemima [26] although it seems like a painting, it is a three dimensional mixed media assemblage 11 3/4" x 8" x 3/4". [27] The journal Blacks in Higher Education states that "her painting offered a detailed history of the Black experience in America ...