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  • Voulez-vous de la Canne à Sucre?

    Published by
    Salabert, Francis, French, 1884 - 1946
    Composed by
    Lelievre, Léo, French, 1872 - 1956
    Written by
    Varna, Henri, French, 1877 - 1969
    Illustrated by
    Gaudin, Louis, French, 1882 - 1936
    Subject of
    Baker, Josephine, American, 1906 - 1975
    Alex, Joe, Martiniquan, 1891 - 1948
    Date
    1930
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 10 11/16 × 6 3/4 in. (27.1 × 17.1 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 16 1/2 × 12 1/2 in. (41.9 × 31.8 cm)
    Title
    Song sheet for Voulez-vous de la Canne à Sucre? performed by Josephine Baker
    Description
    A song sheet titled, "Voulez-vous de la Canne à Sucre?" performed by Josephine Baker and Joe Alex. The song sheet is framed in a silver frame with white matting. The sheet features and illustration of Josephine Baker in costume. She is depicted with her body towards the left of the frame and her head facing the right looking down at a cheetah perched on its hind legs behind her. The artist's mark [Zig / 30] is next to the cheetah's back. French text throughout the sheet reads: [MM. Dufrenne et Varna présentent “Paris Qui Remue” / Revue de MM. H. Varna, L. Lelièvre et Earl Leslie au Casino De Paris / Voulez -Vous de la Canne à Sucre? / (En voulez-vous de la canne !!!) / Fox One Step / chante par / Joséphine Baker et Joe Alex / Por Piano et Chat / 6 fr. / Parole de Léo Lelièvre et Henri Varna / Musique de Paddy / Éditions Francis Salabert / Vente en Gros : / 22, Rue Chauchat, 22 –Paris – 9e / 14, Rue de Loxum Bruxelles]. The back of the frame has an alphanumeric inscription.
    Transcription Center Status
    Transcribed by digital volunteers
    Place depicted
    Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe
    Brussels, Belgium, Europe
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials
    Memorabilia and Ephemera
    Movement
    Harlem Renaissance (New Negro Movement)
    Type
    sheet music
    Topic
    Actors
    Dance
    Entertainers
    Jazz (Music)
    Singers (Musicians)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture and National Portrait Gallery, Gift from Jean-Claude Baker
    Object number
    2016.135.8
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a89d3740-1aa5-4f77-9463-4be2ff1533dd
  • Is It True What They Say About Dixie?

    Published by
    Caesar, Irving Music, Inc., American, 1930s - 1970s
    Created by
    Caesar, Irving, American, 1895 - 1996
    Lerner, Sammy, Romanian American, 1903 - 1989
    Marks, Gerald, American, 1900 - 1997
    Herbert, Jean, born 1905
    Date
    1936
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 12 3/8 × 9 3/16 in. (31.4 × 23.3 cm)
    Description
    Sheet music for “Is It True What They Say About Dixie?” The cover has a black background with white printed text. The title [Is It True / What They Say About / Dixie / ?] is at the top of the front cover. There is a drawing of a man in a black suit, white gloves, and blackface standing in the center of the cover with his arms outstretched. The bottom right corner has the composers [IRVING CAESAR / SAMMY LERNER / GERALD MARKS]. There are three (3) pages, printed on both sides. The back of the front cover has [Try this over on your Piano / The Rooster’s Crowin’] by Irving Caesar, Jean Herbert, and Gerald Marks. “Is It True What They Say About Dixie?” begins on the loose middle page and continues onto the interior back page. The back cover has an excerpt of [Dust Off That Old Pianna [sic]] inside a decorative border. There is chipping and loss around the edges of all the pages.
    Statement
    Objects depicting racist and/or stereotypical imagery or language may be offensive and disturbing, but the NMAAHC aims to include them in the Collection to present and preserve the historical context in which they were created and used. Objects of this type provide an important historical record from which to study and evaluate racism.
    Place made
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Sheet music
    Racist and Stereotypical Objects
    Type
    sheet music
    Topic
    American South
    Blackface
    Caricature and cartoons
    Minstrel (Music)
    Stereotypes
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Stokes/Washington Family
    Object number
    2017.14.12
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Irving Caesar. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd582383e95-096f-4ff4-a7c9-72d0e447d064
  • Sheet music for "Black Soldier" by Suliamon El-Hadi

    Written by
    El-Hadi, Suliaman, American, 1936 - 1995
    Published by
    Spoet Publishing Corp.
    Date
    1972
    Medium
    ink on paper (fiber product)
    Dimensions
    H x W (Folded): 12 1/2 × 9 5/8 in. (31.8 × 24.4 cm)
    H x W (Unfolded): 12 1/2 × 19 in. (31.8 × 48.3 cm)
    Description
    Handwritten sheet music for the piece "Black Soldier". Handwritten at top of sheet music is, [BLACK SOLDIER / Written by / Suliaman El-Hadi]. Handwritten on bottom of sheet music is, [© Spoet Publishing Corp. 1972 Copyright]. Handwriting appears on front and back of paper, with folded inside being blank.
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Sheet music
    Movement
    Black Nationalism
    Type
    sheet music
    Topic
    Hip hop (Music)
    Resistance
    Spoken word (Poetry)
    U.S. History, 1969-2001
    Vietnam War, 1961-1975
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Qaddafi El-Hadi in memory of Suliaman El-Hadi
    Object number
    2014.40.8.3
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Spoet Publishing Corp. 1972 Copyright. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5142dd73b-bb1a-4b25-9346-7609c2acfe56
  • The Bright Fiery Cross

    Written by
    Alvia O. Deree, American
    Composed by
    Bennard, George, American, 1873 - 1958
    Subject of
    Ku Klux Klan, 2nd, American, 1915 - 1944
    Date
    1913
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 12 × 9 in. (30.5 × 22.8 cm)
    Description
    Sheet music for the song "The Bright Fiery Cross" by Alvia O. Deree and George Bennard. The sheet music has two pages and is printed on white paper with blue, red and black ink. The front cover features a red cross surrounded by Klu Klux Klan members in white robes and hoods at center. Written in bold white text is “THE BRIGHT FIERY CROSS / By / Alvia O. DeRee” at top and “OUR SONG / Price 60¢.” The back of the sheet music features an advertisement for a phonographic recording of the song.
    Statement
    Objects depicting symbols of hate or related to organized hate groups may be offensive and disturbing, but the NMAAHC aims to include them in the Collection to present and preserve the historical context in which they were created and used. Objects of this type provide an important historical record from which to study and evaluate history and culture.
    Place used
    United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Sheet music
    Type
    sheet music
    Topic
    Fraternal organizations
    Music
    U.S. History, 1865-1921
    White supremacy movements
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Anonymous Gift
    Object number
    2013.231.3
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f0d7a576-c0c7-449e-a2a9-6f5391645561
  • Ku Klux Kismet

    Composed by
    Gue, Mary, American
    Published by
    Riggs, Walter Ardrell, American, 1881 - 1975
    Subject of
    Ku Klux Klan, 2nd, American, 1915 - 1944
    Date
    1924
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 12 3/16 × 9 1/4 in. (31 × 23.5 cm)
    Description
    Sheet music for the song " Ku Klux Kismet" by Mary Gue. The sheet music has four pages and is printed on white paper with black and red ink. The front cover features an image of a Ku Klux Klan member riding a horse and holding an American flag in his right, outstretched hand. His other hand is holding the reigns of the horse. Both the rider and the horse are wearing robes and hoods with KKK symbols on it. Another KKK member is on the right side of the cover holding a flaming cross. Printed at the top of the cover is “Ku Klux Kismet / MARCH.” At the top right corner of the cover is “MUSIC BY / MARY GUE / ARRANGED BY / WALTER ARDRELL RIGGS.” Printed at the bottom left corner is “PRICE 60 CENTS” and “PUBLISHED BY / WALTER ARDRELL RIGGS / ARANSAS PASS, TEXAS.” The printed words and image are printed with red ink. The back cover of the sheet music is blank.
    Statement
    Objects depicting symbols of hate or related to organized hate groups may be offensive and disturbing, but the NMAAHC aims to include them in the Collection to present and preserve the historical context in which they were created and used. Objects of this type provide an important historical record from which to study and evaluate history and culture.
    Place used
    United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Sheet music
    Type
    sheet music
    Topic
    Fraternal organizations
    Music
    U.S. History, 1919-1933
    White supremacy movements
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Anonymous Gift
    Object number
    2013.231.4
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd505e85388-95c7-4575-a9a2-28ebac2f3d3a
  • Down In Memphis -They're Wearing Out Their Shoes, Dancing To "The Blues"

    Composed by
    Wilson, Hi
    Written by
    Byers, Hale N.
    Published by
    Johnson, Charles Leslie, American, 1876 - 1950
    Chas. L. Johnson Music Company, American
    Owned by
    McDonald, Vernon Sugg, American, 1906 - 1982
    Date
    1916
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 13 3/4 × 10 5/16 in. (34.9 × 26.2 cm)
    Description
    Sheet music for the song Down in Memphis. The front cover for the sheet music features an illustration of an African American man dancing while several other people look on and play instruments. The scene takes place on a dock at night and a boat can be seen in the water. Red and white type on the front cover above the image reads: [DOWN IN MEMPHIS / -THEY'RE WEARING OUT THEIR SHOES, DANCING TO "THE BLUES"]. Below the image, red type reads: [The / great "levee" / song of the South / by / HI WILSON / HALE BYERS]. A text box logo in blue ink on the bottom of the front cover reads: [CHAS. L. JOHNSON / MUSIC COMPANY / GORDON-KOPPEL BLDG. / LIVE-WIRE / MUSIC / MUSIC COMPANY / KANSAS CITY, MO.]. The front inside cover has sheet music in black ink for additional songs. The interior of the sheet music consists of three pages of sheet music in black ink for Down in Memphis. The top of the back cover has a drawing in black ink of a man playing a trombone. There is also sheet music for a song titled: [Doodle De-Dum].
    Statement
    Objects depicting racist and/or stereotypical imagery or language may be offensive and disturbing, but the NMAAHC aims to include them in the Collection to present and preserve the historical context in which they were created and used. Objects of this type provide an important historical record from which to study and evaluate racism.
    Place collected
    Sugg McDonald House, Sonora, Tuolumne County, California, United States, North and Central America
    Place printed
    Kansas City, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
    Cultural Place
    Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Sheet music
    Racist and Stereotypical Objects
    Type
    sheet music
    Topic
    Blackface
    Ragtime (Music)
    Stereotypes
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Sylvia Alden Roberts
    Object number
    2014.275.3
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd532d59c08-4661-4c3b-b1c9-7d4704185082
  • Ambolena Snow

    Composed by
    Maywood, Geo.
    Written by
    Bodine, Lester
    Published by
    S Brainard's Sons Co., American, founded 1837
    Printed by
    San Francisco Examiner, American, founded 1863, American, founded 1863
    Owned by
    Sugg, Mary Elizabeth, American, 1839 - 1915
    Sugg, Mary Elizabeth, American, 1839 - 1915
    McDonald, Vernon Sugg, American, 1906 - 1982
    Date
    1897
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 13 7/8 × 10 11/16 in. (35.2 × 27.1 cm)
    Description
    Sheet music for song Ambolena Snow. The front cover of sheet music features an image of a caricatured African American woman in a green dress with a salmon jacket and hat. The woman is holding an umbrella in her proper left hand. Red and black type surrounds her and reads: [AN / AFRO-AMERICAN / MILITARY / BALLAD / BY / BODINE AND MAYWOOD / AUTHORS / OF / "MOLLY ON / THE / TROLLY" / PUBLISHED BY / PERMISSION OF / THE S BRAINARD'S SONS CO / CHICAGO. / COPYRIGHT / SECURED / IN / ENGLAND / SUP- / PLE- / MENT. / TO THE / SAN FRANCISCO / EXAMINER / SUNDAY / DEC. / 5 / 1897. / ALL / RIGHTS / RESERVED]. Underneath the woman a signature in black in reads: [KEANE]. The inside has two pages of musical bars and notes in black ink for the song Ambolena Snow. The credits under the title in black in read: [Words by Lester Bodine / Music by GEO. Maywood]. The song’s musical bars continue on the back cover.
    Statement
    Objects depicting racist and/or stereotypical imagery or language may be offensive and disturbing, but the NMAAHC aims to include them in the Collection to present and preserve the historical context in which they were created and used. Objects of this type provide an important historical record from which to study and evaluate racism.
    Place printed
    San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America
    Place collected
    Sugg McDonald House, Sonora, Tuolumne County, California, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Sheet music
    Racist and Stereotypical Objects
    Type
    sheet music
    Topic
    Band (Music)
    Blackface
    Caricature and cartoons
    Stereotypes
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Sylvia Alden Roberts
    Object number
    2014.275.6
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public Domain
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd583ec9d17-c007-459b-a95e-d2ba6e3b9616
  • Rock-A-Bye My Baby Blues

    Composed by
    Hill, William Joseph, American, 1899 - 1940
    Written by
    Yoell, Larry
    Subject of
    Elliott, Billy
    Published by
    Sherman, Clay & Co., American, founded 1870
    Owned by
    McDonald, Vernon Sugg, American, 1906 - 1982
    Date
    1923
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 12 × 9 in. (30.5 × 22.9 cm)
    Description
    Sheet music for the song Rock-A-Bye My Baby Blues. The front cover of the sheet music features an image of Billy Elliott in blackface makeup. A caption under the image in blue type reads: [Successfully Introduced By / BILLY ELLIOTT]. A green and blue silhouette of the moon behind a house appears in the background of the front cover. Blue and green type the top of the front cover reads: [ROCK-A-BYE MY BABY BLUES]. A text box, next to the image of Elliot, has blue type that reads: [WALTZ / BALLAD / by / BILLY HILL / AND / LARRY YOELL / Writers of / The West, A Nest and You]. A logo for the publisher in a white box with blue type reads: [Sherman, Clay & Co. / SAN FRANCISCO]. White type at the bottom of the front cover reads [P O M/ GRIFFITH]. The inside of the front cover contains sheet music for a song titled [The West, A Nest, And You]. The interior of the sheet music contains three pages of music bars and notes in black ink for Rock A Bye My Baby Blues. The back cover features sheet music in blue ink for the songs titled: [I DON'T KNOW WHY] and [ORIENTAL LOVE DREAMS].
    Statement
    Objects depicting racist and/or stereotypical imagery or language may be offensive and disturbing, but the NMAAHC aims to include them in the Collection to present and preserve the historical context in which they were created and used. Objects of this type provide an important historical record from which to study and evaluate racism.
    Place collected
    Sugg McDonald House, Sonora, Tuolumne County, California, United States, North and Central America
    Place printed
    San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Sheet music
    Racist and Stereotypical Objects
    Type
    sheet music
    Topic
    Blackface
    Minstrel (Music)
    Stereotypes
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Sylvia Alden Roberts
    Object number
    2014.275.4
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55696fdca-5373-4a69-bf25-dabe291c530c
  • Play That Barber Shop Chord

    Subject of
    Williams, Bert, American, 1874 - 1922
    Composed by
    Muir, Lewis F., American, 1884 - 1915
    Written by
    Tracey, William G., American, 1893 - 1957
    Published by
    J. Fred Helf Company, American
    Owned by
    McDonald, Vernon Sugg, American, 1906 - 1982
    Sugg, Mary Elizabeth, American, 1839 - 1915
    Date
    1910
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 13 1/2 × 10 3/16 in. (34.3 × 25.9 cm)
    Description
    Sheet music for the song Play That Barber Shop Chord. The front cover of the sheet music features an image of a man in blackface wearing a tuxedo and top hat. The man is set against a background of music bars and notes. On the top of the front cover, red and black type reads: [PLAY THAT / BARBER SHOP CHORD]. Above and below the image of the man, black type reads: [PROMINENTLY FEATURED BY / BERT WILLIAMS / Words by / WM. TRACEY / Music by / LEWIS F. MUIR]. At the bottom of the front cover there is a logo for the publisher that reads: [J. Fred Helf Company / 136 West 37th St. N.Y. City / Successor to Helf & Hager Company]. Underneath the logo the number 6 appears in black ink. The inside cover of the sheet music contains music bars and notes printed in black in for a song titled: [Betsy Ross]. The interior of the sheet music contains three pages printed in black ink for the song Play That Barber Shop Chord. The back cover features sheet music in blue ink for a song titled: [My Love Is Greater Than The World].
    Statement
    Objects depicting racist and/or stereotypical imagery or language may be offensive and disturbing, but the NMAAHC aims to include them in the Collection to present and preserve the historical context in which they were created and used. Objects of this type provide an important historical record from which to study and evaluate racism.
    Place collected
    Sonora, Tuolumne County, California, United States, North and Central America
    Place printed
    New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Sheet music
    Racist and Stereotypical Objects
    Type
    sheet music
    Topic
    Blackface
    Minstrel (Music)
    Stereotypes
    Vaudeville
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Sylvia Alden Roberts
    Object number
    2014.275.5
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd581813d8b-f56b-45ae-b0b0-230a385348a4
  • Alexander Don't You Love Your Baby No More?

    Written by
    Sterling, Andrew B., American, 1874 - 1955
    Composed by
    Von, Harry Tilzer, American, 1872 - 1946
    Published by
    Von, Harry Tilzer Music Publishing Co., American, founded 1902
    Owned by
    Sugg, Mary Elizabeth, American, 1839 - 1915
    McDonald, Vernon Sugg, American, 1906 - 1982
    Date
    1904
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 13 7/8 × 11 in. (35.2 × 27.9 cm)
    Description
    Sheet music for the song Alexander Don't You Love Your Baby No More? The front cover of the sheet music features an illustration of An African American woman talking to a sleeping man through a window in red, green and black ink. There are two photographs with a green hue on the bottom half of the cover. The larger photograph is of five people with the caption that reads: [Pauline Wells / and her / Plantation Quartette]. The second smaller photograph is of Harry Von Tilzer. The caption reads: [Harry Von Tilzer / Our Trade Mark]. Red and black type on the top of the cover reads, [TERRIFIC COON HIT BY THE WRITERS OF "HANNAH WON'T YOU OPEN THAT DOOR?" / ALEXANDER / DON'T YOU LOVE YOUR BABY NO MORE?]. Offset in black type to the proper left of the cover the text reads: [CAN'T YOU SEE THE RAIN AND HAIL AM FASTLY FALLING, / ALEXANDER. / DON'T YOU HEAR YOU LADY LOVE A-SOFTLY CALLING, / ALEXANDER, / TAKE ME TO YOUR HEART AGAIN AND CALL ME HONEY, / ALL I WANT IS LOVIN', I DON'T WANT YOUR MONEY, / ALEXANDER, TELL ME, / DON'T YOU LOVE YOUR BABY NO MORE?]. The bottom of the cover has a text box that reads: [WORDS BY / ANDREW B. STERLING / MUSIC BY / HARRY VON TILZER]. A publishing logo reads: [Harry Von Tilzer / Music Publishing Co. / 37 W 28 St New York also Chicago.Frisco.London]. The interior of the sheet music has four pages of music notes and bars in black ink. The back cover has a sample of another song in green ink, titled [Coax Me.].
    Statement
    Objects depicting racist and/or stereotypical imagery or language may be offensive and disturbing, but the NMAAHC aims to include them in the Collection to present and preserve the historical context in which they were created and used. Objects of this type provide an important historical record from which to study and evaluate racism.
    Place collected
    Sonora, Tuolumne County, California, United States, North and Central America
    Place printed
    New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Sheet music
    Racist and Stereotypical Objects
    Type
    sheet music
    Topic
    Blackface
    Minstrel (Music)
    Stereotypes
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Sylvia Alden Roberts
    Object number
    2014.275.8
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5fabaff9a-0dac-40bc-975c-6556e342ed04
  • Your Money's No Good

    Composed by
    Johnson, Lee
    Published by
    Lee, Johnson & Co., American
    Owned by
    Sugg, Mary Elizabeth, American, 1839 - 1915
    McDonald, Vernon Sugg, American, 1906 - 1982
    Date
    ca. 1900
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 14 1/16 × 10 7/8 in. (35.7 × 27.6 cm)
    Description
    Sheet music for the song Your Money's No Good. The cover is black and white with black type set against a white background. There is a black and white photograph of a man in blackface in proper left of the cover. Next to the photograph, in the center of the cover, there is an illustration of a caricatured African American in clothing adorned with dollar symbols, who is standing next to a woman in a dress saying "No No!" several times. The black type at the top of the cover reads: [YOUR MONEY'S / NO GOOD ]. Below the photograph, black type reads: [WORDS AND MUSIC / BY / LEE JOHNSON / COMPOSER OF / "MA ANGELINE" "MY HONOLULU LADY" / "THE BELLE OF HONOLULU" "MA CAROLINE" ETC / AND / J. Dewey]. Underneath the illustrations, black type reads: [A / COONTOWN / DISAGREEMENT]. There is a publisher’s logo at the bottom of the cover that reads: [Published / By / Lee, Johnson & Co. / 41 Geary St. / San Francisco CA.]. The number 5 is next to the logo. There are dollar signs around the edges of the cover. The back side of the cover has sheet music on it in black ink.
    Statement
    Objects depicting racist and/or stereotypical imagery or language may be offensive and disturbing, but the NMAAHC aims to include them in the Collection to present and preserve the historical context in which they were created and used. Objects of this type provide an important historical record from which to study and evaluate racism.
    Place collected
    Sonora, Tuolumne County, California, United States, North and Central America
    Place printed
    San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Sheet music
    Racist and Stereotypical Objects
    Type
    sheet music
    Topic
    Blackface
    Caricature and cartoons
    Minstrel (Music)
    Stereotypes
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Sylvia Alden Roberts
    Object number
    2014.275.7
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public Domain
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd567f460ee-c539-4f44-a1c8-a89ac681ae66
  • Ma Angeline

    Composed by
    O'Brien, Charles Sydney
    Written by
    Johnson, Lee
    Published by
    The Zeno Mauvais Music Company, American, 1877 - 1906
    Owned by
    McDonald, Vernon Sugg, American, 1906 - 1982
    Sugg, Mary Elizabeth, American, 1839 - 1915
    Date
    1895
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 14 × 10 5/8 in. (35.6 × 27 cm)
    Description
    Sheet music for the song Ma Angeline. The front cover of the sheet music features a black and white photograph of a man in blackface. An image of the man not in makeup appears in bottom left corner. Red type on top portion of front cover reads: [Respectfully Dedicated to Mr. Carroll Johnson. / Ma / ANGELINE]. Type along proper left edge of front cover reads: [GREATEST / COON SONG / Of the Age / BY / Charles / Sydney / O'Brien / Authur [sic] of / "De Ole Black Coon" / "De Happy Virginny Darkey" / Arranged By / Lee Johnson / Authur [sic] of / THE POPULAR / "NEW / BULLY."]. Type directly below photograph of man in blackface reads: [Published by / THE ZENO MAUVAIS MUSIC COMPANY, / 769 Market Street, San Francisco. / Copyright, 1896, by THE ZENO MAUVAIS MUSIC COMPANY.]. Type along proper right side of the cover reads: [Sung / with / Electric Success / by / Carroll Johnson / KING OF / Singing Comedians].The bottom corners of the cover have text that reads: [4 / Schottische / 4 / Song]. There is handwriting, in pencil, on the top of the cover that reads: [Mr. Earnest Sugg / Comp. of D.W.M. / March. 22. 96.]. Handwriting on the bottom of the cover, in black ink, reads: [Yours in Color / Carroll Johnson]. The interior of the sheet music contains four pages of music bars and notes in black ink. The back cover has several other short songs.
    Statement
    Objects depicting racist and/or stereotypical imagery or language may be offensive and disturbing, but the NMAAHC aims to include them in the Collection to present and preserve the historical context in which they were created and used. Objects of this type provide an important historical record from which to study and evaluate racism.
    Place collected
    Sonora, Tuolumne County, California, United States, North and Central America
    Place printed
    San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Sheet music
    Racist and Stereotypical Objects
    Type
    sheet music
    Topic
    Blackface
    Minstrel (Music)
    Stereotypes
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Sylvia Alden Roberts
    Object number
    2014.275.9
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd52dacfeef-1a4f-4e1b-ad8d-5b3c781f1a38
  • When The War Breaks Out In Mexico I'm Going To Go to Montreal

    Composed by
    Breuer, Ernest, 1886 - 1981
    Written by
    Walsh, J. Brandon, American, 1882 - 1955
    Subject of
    Tucker, Sophie, American, 1887 - 1966
    Published by
    Will Rossiter Publisher, American
    Owned by
    McDonald, Vernon Sugg, American, 1906 - 1982
    Sugg, Mary Elizabeth, American, 1839 - 1915
    Date
    1914
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 13 7/8 × 10 7/16 in. (35.2 × 26.5 cm)
    Description
    Sheet music for the song When The War Breaks Out In Mexico I'm Going To Go To Montreal. The front cover features an illustration of a caricatured African American man running and following a sign for Montreal. To the left of the illustration there is a black and white photograph of Sophie Tucker. Blue type on top portion of front cover reads: [Written for laughing purposes only! / WHEN THE WAR BREAKS OUT IN MEXICO / I'M GOING TO GO TO MONTREAL / WORDS BY / J. BRANDON WALSH / MUSIC BY / ERNEST BREUER / WRITERS OF / "MOTHER GOOSE'S TANGO BALL" / "THE IRISH TANGO." ETC / Published for / BAND and ORCHESTRA]. The publisher’s logo in the bottom right of the cover reads: [Will Rossiter / The Chicago Publisher / 136 W. Lake St. Chicago, Ill. / Copyright MCMXIV By Will Rossiter]. There is a signature in the bottom left hidden in the illustration that reads [STARMER]. The interior of the sheet music consist of four pages of music bars and notes, in black print, for the song. The back cover features advertisements for additional songs in blue print.
    Statement
    Objects depicting racist and/or stereotypical imagery or language may be offensive and disturbing, but the NMAAHC aims to include them in the Collection to present and preserve the historical context in which they were created and used. Objects of this type provide an important historical record from which to study and evaluate racism.
    Place collected
    Sonora, Tuolumne County, California, United States, North and Central America
    Place printed
    Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Sheet music
    Racist and Stereotypical Objects
    Type
    sheet music
    Topic
    Blackface
    Caricature and cartoons
    Minstrel (Music)
    Stereotypes
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Sylvia Alden Roberts
    Object number
    2014.275.20
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5df020df6-6d87-4c7f-9f29-e4314836096e
  • Dancing With Ma Baby

    Composed by
    Anthony, Bert R., American
    Published by
    G. H. Munroe & Co.
    Owned by
    McDonald, Vernon Sugg, American, 1906 - 1982
    Sugg, Mary Elizabeth, American, 1839 - 1915
    Date
    1900
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 14 × 11 in. (35.6 × 27.9 cm)
    Description
    Sheet music for the song Dancing With Ma Baby. The front cover features an illustration of a caricatured African American man and woman dancing. The man is wearing a tuxedo and the woman is wearing a yellow dress. The front cover has a yellow background. White and black type on the front cover reads: [BERT R. ANTHONY'S COMPOSITIONS. / DANCING WITH MA BABY / SCHOTTISCHE. / 5 / by BERT R. ANTHONY. / COMPOSER OF "A WARM RECEPTION." / TWO STEP & CAKE WALK / BAND. / ORCHESTRA. / TWO MANDOLINS. / GUITAR / TWO BANJOS. / PIANO ACCOMP.] There is a publisher’s logo on the bottom of the cover that reads: [Published by / G H. / MUNROE / & CO. / CHAS. SHEARD & CO. LONDON. ENG. / WHALEY, ROYCE & CO., TORONTO, CAN.]. There is a purple stamp below the logo that reads: [MUSIC DEPT. / HALES.].The interior of the sheet music contains four pages of music bars and notes in black ink. The back cover has sheet music in black ink for several additional shorter songs.
    Statement
    Objects depicting racist and/or stereotypical imagery or language may be offensive and disturbing, but the NMAAHC aims to include them in the Collection to present and preserve the historical context in which they were created and used. Objects of this type provide an important historical record from which to study and evaluate racism.
    Place collected
    Sugg McDonald House, Sonora, Tuolumne County, California, United States, North and Central America
    Place printed
    Fall River, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Sheet music
    Racist and Stereotypical Objects
    Type
    sheet music
    Topic
    Blackface
    Minstrel (Music)
    Stereotypes
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Sylvia Alden Roberts
    Object number
    2014.275.12
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ccdcf236-1509-4441-8bd6-e3956a215150
  • He's Up Against The Real Thing Now

    Composed by
    Williams, Bert, American, 1874 - 1922
    Subject of
    George Walker, American, 1873 - 1911
    Written by
    Furber, Edward
    Published by
    Jos. W. Stern & Co., American
    Owned by
    McDonald, Vernon Sugg, American, 1906 - 1982
    Sugg, Mary Elizabeth, American, 1839 - 1915
    Date
    1898
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 14 × 11 in. (35.6 × 27.9 cm)
    Description
    Sheet music for the song He's Up Against The Real Thing Now. The front cover features three photographs. The photograph on left side of cover depicts an African American man in a suit with white type at bottom of the photograph that reads: [Williams]. The photograph on right side depicts an African American man in a suit with white type at bottom of photograph that reads: [Walker]. The photograph in the center features the two men in the other photographs dressed in costume, Walker is in blackface and Williams has an exaggerated collar. A plant-like design, in green ink, surrounds the photographs. Red type on front cover reads: [WILLIAMS AND WALKER'S Latest Comic Coon Craze / HE'S UP AGAINST / THE REAL THING NOW / WORDS BY / Edward Furber / MUSIC BY BERT A. WILLIAMS]. Underneath the photographs a text block contains a logo for Jos. W. Stern & Co. On the bottom of the cover there is an ink stamp that reads: [The Model, / Music Store / Washington St. Sonora, Cal.]. The interior of the sheet music contains five pages of music bars and notes in black ink. The music is for several songs. The back cover contains additional songs in red ink.
    Statement
    Objects depicting racist and/or stereotypical imagery or language may be offensive and disturbing, but the NMAAHC aims to include them in the Collection to present and preserve the historical context in which they were created and used. Objects of this type provide an important historical record from which to study and evaluate racism.
    Place collected
    Sonora, Tuolumne County, California, United States, North and Central America
    Place printed
    New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Sheet music
    Racist and Stereotypical Objects
    Type
    sheet music
    Topic
    Blackface
    Minstrel (Music)
    Stereotypes
    Vaudeville
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Sylvia Alden Roberts
    Object number
    2014.275.15
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c9dde9bd-c807-44fa-a82f-33bba2cb08e4
  • "Bully" Song

    Subject of
    Irwin, May, Canadian, 1862 - 1938
    Composed by
    Trevathan, Charles E.
    Owned by
    McDonald, Vernon Sugg, American, 1906 - 1982
    Sugg, Mary Elizabeth, American, 1839 - 1915
    Date
    1896
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 12 5/16 × 9 in. (31.3 × 22.9 cm)
    Description
    Sheet music for the song Bully Song. The front cover of sheet music features a caricatured illustration of an African American man in a blue checkered jacket, blue and white striped pants, and a small white and black hat. The man is depicted holding a razor in his proper right hand. The black ink type on front cover reads: [May Irwin's / Bully Song / AS SUNG WITH / GREAT SUCCESS / IN THE / "WIDOW JONES" / WORDS AND MUSIC / BY /Charles E. Trevathan]. Type referring to the copyright is in the bottom left corner, but it has been torn off. In the top left corner of the cover there is handwriting in blue ink that reads: [This is the only / correct publication / of the "Bully Song" / as sung by me / in "The Widow Jones." / May Irwin]. The back of the cover has the beginning of the “Bully Song” in black print.
    Statement
    Objects depicting racist and/or stereotypical imagery or language may be offensive and disturbing, but the NMAAHC aims to include them in the Collection to present and preserve the historical context in which they were created and used. Objects of this type provide an important historical record from which to study and evaluate racism.
    Place collected
    Sugg McDonald House, Sonora, Tuolumne County, California, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Sheet music
    Racist and Stereotypical Objects
    Type
    sheet music
    Topic
    Blackface
    Caricature and cartoons
    Minstrel (Music)
    Stereotypes
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Sylvia Alden Roberts
    Object number
    2014.275.19
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public Domain
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55fc4e126-6019-43e8-9481-fcc3ecd578e8
  • The VooDoo Man

    Composed by
    Williams, Bert, American, 1874 - 1922
    George Walker, American, 1873 - 1911
    Produced by
    Hurtig & Seamon, American
    Printed by
    San Francisco Examiner, American, founded 1863, American, founded 1863
    Owned by
    Sugg, Mary Elizabeth, American, 1839 - 1915
    McDonald, Vernon Sugg, American, 1906 - 1982
    Date
    1899
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 14 × 10 5/8 in. (35.6 × 27 cm)
    Description
    Sheet music for The VoodDoo Man with red, green, brown, and black ink on paper. The front cover features two black and white photographs. Each photograph features an unidentified man, mouth agape, wearing a boater hat. The cover text reads: [The VooDoo Man / WILLIAMS & WALKER'S / GREAT SUCCESS / Published by Permission / of Hurtig & Seamon / owners of the Copyright / MUSIC SUPPLEMENT OF THE SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER.]. The initials: [K.E.R.R.] are at the bottom center of the drawing. There is tearing around the edges of the front cover. The inside has two pages of musical bars and notes in black ink for the song The VooDoo Man. The song credits read: [Words & Music by Williams & Walker]. The music for The VooDoo Man continues on the back cover in black in. Music for two additional songs are beneath the end of The Voodoo Man. The text for the two additional songs reads: [Gladys / Written and Composed / by Theo. H. Northrup] and [I Certn’ly Was A Very Busy Man / (A Coon Rhapsody.) / Words by / Sam Bennett / Music by / Theo. H. Northrup].
    Statement
    Objects depicting racist and/or stereotypical imagery or language may be offensive and disturbing, but the NMAAHC aims to include them in the Collection to present and preserve the historical context in which they were created and used. Objects of this type provide an important historical record from which to study and evaluate racism.
    Place collected
    Sugg McDonald House, Sonora, Tuolumne County, California, United States, North and Central America
    Place printed
    San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Sheet music
    Racist and Stereotypical Objects
    Type
    sheet music
    Topic
    Blackface
    Minstrel (Music)
    Stereotypes
    Vaudeville
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Sylvia Alden Roberts
    Object number
    2014.275.13
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c26199cb-9c60-44ed-b41c-1597c0280b4c
  • A Bundle of Rags

    Composed by
    Roberts, Robt. S.
    Liné, Hans S.
    Published by
    Kussel, Philip
    Owned by
    McDonald, Vernon Sugg, American, 1906 - 1982
    Sugg, Mary Elizabeth, American, 1839 - 1915
    Date
    1898
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 13 1/2 × 10 11/16 in. (34.3 × 27.1 cm)
    Description
    Sheet music for the song A Bundle of Rags. The front cover features a black, red, and white illustration of a caricatured African American man and woman doing laundry in a large wooden tub. Type above illustration reads: [A / BUNDLE / of RAGS]. Type along left side reads: [A / Series / of / Negro / MELODIES / BY]. Type along right side of illustration reads: [IN / The / Popular / RAGTIME]. Type beneath illustration reads: [ROB'T S. ROBERTS. / Author of / "THE PRIDE OF BUCKTOWN." / PUBLISHED BY / PHILIP KUSSEL / CINCINNATI.O.]. The inside of sheet music contains four pages of music bars and notes in black ink for the song A Bundle of Rags. The title credits read: [Arr by Hans S. Liné. / By Robt. S. Roberts.] The back cover features additional sheet music, ink black ink, for the songs [THE PRIDE OF BUCKTOWN] and [THE CRESCENT WALTZ].
    Statement
    Objects depicting racist and/or stereotypical imagery or language may be offensive and disturbing, but the NMAAHC aims to include them in the Collection to present and preserve the historical context in which they were created and used. Objects of this type provide an important historical record from which to study and evaluate racism.
    Place collected
    Sugg McDonald House, Sonora, Tuolumne County, California, United States, North and Central America
    Place printed
    Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Sheet music
    Racist and Stereotypical Objects
    Type
    sheet music
    Topic
    Blackface
    Caricature and cartoons
    Minstrel (Music)
    Ragtime (Music)
    Stereotypes
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Sylvia Alden Roberts
    Object number
    2014.275.14
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5590cdf3a-1578-49a2-be80-6dab335fd626
  • Aristocrat of Harlem

    Written by
    Tinturin, Peter, American, 1910 - 2007
    Feyne, Buddy, American, 1912 - 1998
    Published by
    Milsons Music Publishing Corp., American
    Subject of
    Jaffe, Nat, American, 1918 - 1945
    Cotton Club, American, 1923 - 1940
    Date
    1935
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 12 × 9 in. (30.5 × 22.9 cm)
    Description
    This sheet music for "Aristocrat of Harlem" depicts a cartoon of a grinning man, outlined in black. Pictured from the shoulders up, he wears a top hat and polkadot bow tie, and holds a black and white tipped cane. The background is an orange and white pattern of abstract figures in tuxedos playing various instruments. The title runs across the top margin, black letters on a blank white field that read "ARISTOCRAT of HARLEM." In the top left quarter are the words "By PETER TINTURN/ BUDDY FEYNE/ AND/ NAT JAFFE." Along the bottom margin is the words "MILSONS" crossed with a winding ribbon with the words "Seventh Avenue/ Music Publishing Corp. / New York City." There is handwritten name written in blue ink on the lower right quarter.
    Statement
    Objects depicting racist and/or stereotypical imagery or language may be offensive and disturbing, but the NMAAHC aims to include them in the Collection to present and preserve the historical context in which they were created and used. Objects of this type provide an important historical record from which to study and evaluate racism.
    Place used
    New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Sheet music
    Racist and Stereotypical Objects
    Type
    sheet music
    Topic
    Caricature and cartoons
    Dance
    Entertainers
    Minstrel shows
    Nightlife
    Popular music
    Segregation
    Stereotypes
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Vicki Gold Levi
    Object number
    2013.223.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57a9368f2-cc5e-45c1-a335-7febd8714e66
  • Little Sunshine Al Jolson in "Big Boy"

    Subject of
    Jolson, Al, American, died 1950
    Composed by
    Mitchell, Sidney D., American, 1888 - 1942
    Gottler, Archie, American, 1896 - 1959
    Meyer, George W., American, 1884 - 1959
    Published by
    M. Witmark & Sons, American, 1886 - 1929
    Owned by
    McDonald, Vernon Sugg, American, 1906 - 1982
    Date
    1930
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 11 7/8 × 1/16 in. (30.2 × 0.2 cm)
    Description
    Sheet music for the song "Little Sunshine" from the film Big Boy starring Al Jolson. The front cover of sheet music features a large black and white photo of Al Jolson's face in blackface set against an orange background. Black type on top portion of the cover reads: [LITTLE SUNSHINE / WARNER BROS. PRESENT / AL JOLSON / IN / "BIG BOY"]. Type near bottom right corner of the cover reads: [WORDS & MUSIC BY / SIDNEY MITCHELL / ARCHIE GOTTLER / AND / GEO. W. MEYER]. Underneath, is the publisher’s information which reads: [M. WITMARK & SONS / NEW YORK / MADE IN U S A]. Type in bottom left corner reads: [TOMORROW / IS ANOTHER DAY / LITTLE / SUNSHINE / LIZA / LEE / HOORAY FOR / BABY AND ME / WITH BANJO, UKULELE / GUITAR & MANDOLA / ACCOMPANIMENT.]. [Vernon Mcd. / 404] is handwritten, in pencil, at the top of the cover. The interior of the front cover has an additional song in black ink. The interior of the sheet music contains three pages of sheet music, in black ink, for Big Boy. The back cover has a black and white photograph of Dorothy Mackaill and a few bars of music.
    Statement
    Objects depicting racist and/or stereotypical imagery or language may be offensive and disturbing, but the NMAAHC aims to include them in the Collection to present and preserve the historical context in which they were created and used. Objects of this type provide an important historical record from which to study and evaluate racism.
    Place collected
    Sugg McDonald House, Sonora, California, United States, North and Central America
    Place printed
    New York, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Sheet music
    Racist and Stereotypical Objects
    Type
    sheet music
    Topic
    Actors
    Blackface
    Minstrel (Music)
    Stereotypes
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Sylvia Alden Roberts
    Object number
    2014.275.16
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd52ce61166-1f58-4d19-8148-71905e56a7db

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