Published by
Columbia Records, American, founded 1888
Recorded by
Robeson, Paul, American, 1898 - 1976
Date
1949
Medium
vinyl , ink on cardboard , paper
Dimensions
H x W x D: 10 3/4 x 12 1/2 x 3/4 in. (27.3 x 31.8 x 1.9 cm)
Description
An album titled Swing Low, Sweet Chariot, by Paul Robeson, Columbia Masterworks, MM 819. The album contains four LPs, (2011.21.3a-d).
2011.21.3a-d: Four records from the Swing Low, Sweet Chariot set. Each record has a blue Columbia Masterworks label with silver lettering at center. Each label has the songs for that side and the Columbia logo.
2011.21.4e: The album jacket cover is red cardboard with black and white print. The cover depicts a pair of hands reaching towards the top of the cover to a smaller depiction of a church.
2011.4f: The album also contains a paper holder for all four LPs. The paper holder has four sections held together by binding on the proper right edge. Red writing on the cover reads: [Size 10 - Record / Speed - 78].
Classification
Record Albums
Type
record covers
long-playing records
Topic
Singers (Musicians)
Spirituals (Music)
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Arthur Tyrill Farrell Family
Object number
2011.21.3a-f
Restrictions & Rights
© 1949 Columbia Records
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GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a38b4538-c40b-4608-81e8-b27cc193f4c8

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