Whiteface is a type of performance in which a dark person uses makeup in order to appear white-skinned. The term is a reversal of the form of performance known as blackface , in which makeup was used by a performer to make themselves look like a black person , usually to portray a stereotype. Whiteface performances originated in the 19th century, and today still occasionally appear in films. Modern usages of whiteface can be contrasted with blackface in contemporary art .
10-660: [REDACTED] Look up whiteface in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Whiteface may refer to: Makeup [ edit ] The whiteface clown , a form of clown makeup Whiteface (performance) Places in the United States [ edit ] Whiteface, Texas , a town Whiteface Consolidated Independent School District , a public school district based in Whiteface, Texas Whiteface, Minnesota Whiteface Mountain ,
20-476: A breed of sheep Whiteface cattle , vernacular name, especially in the United States, for Hereford cattle Three species of birds in the genus Aphelocephala Dragonflies in the genus Leucorrhinia See also [ edit ] Blackface (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Whiteface . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
30-476: A breed of sheep Whiteface cattle , vernacular name, especially in the United States, for Hereford cattle Three species of birds in the genus Aphelocephala Dragonflies in the genus Leucorrhinia See also [ edit ] Blackface (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Whiteface . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
40-546: The Oxford English Dictionary , is from the New York Clipper in 1870, informing readers that William "Joe" Murphy has given up minstrelsy to "appear on the legitimate boards in white face." By 1908, actor Dooley Wilson had earned his nickname for his whiteface impersonation of an Irishman singing a song called "Mr. Dooley". The OED also lists a 1947 reference to the black actor Canada Lee performing
50-585: The fifth-highest mountain in New York state Whiteface Mountain , the highest mountain in Simi Valley, California Mount Whiteface , in the White Mountains of New Hampshire Whiteface Reservoir, Minnesota , an unorganized territory Whiteface River (Minnesota) Whiteface River (New Hampshire) Other [ edit ] Whiteface (band) , a band from Atlanta in the 1970s Whiteface Dartmoor ,
60-422: The fifth-highest mountain in New York state Whiteface Mountain , the highest mountain in Simi Valley, California Mount Whiteface , in the White Mountains of New Hampshire Whiteface Reservoir, Minnesota , an unorganized territory Whiteface River (Minnesota) Whiteface River (New Hampshire) Other [ edit ] Whiteface (band) , a band from Atlanta in the 1970s Whiteface Dartmoor ,
70-404: The free dictionary. Whiteface may refer to: Makeup [ edit ] The whiteface clown , a form of clown makeup Whiteface (performance) Places in the United States [ edit ] Whiteface, Texas , a town Whiteface Consolidated Independent School District , a public school district based in Whiteface, Texas Whiteface, Minnesota Whiteface Mountain ,
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90-410: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Whiteface&oldid=941619432 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Whiteface (performance) The earliest use of the term, noted by
100-492: The role of Bosola in The Duchess of Malfi in whiteface. Blackface is widely considered racist due to its traceable racial links to slavery and racial segregation . For this reason, blackface is heavily condemned in modern art forms, while whiteface is occasionally employed in modern times, usually in a comedic context. Those who defend it as art differentiate it from blackface, often arguing that whiteface does not draw on
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