Tom, The Blind Negro Boy Pianist, Only 10 Years Old
Sheet music for Blind Tom's songs the Oliver Gallop and Virginia Polka
- Published by
- Horace Waters, American, 1845 - 1949
- Subject of
- Wiggins, Thomas Greene, American, 1849 - 1908
- Date
- 1860
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 13 3/8 x 10 7/16 in. (34 x 26.5 cm)
- Description
- Engraved sheet music, 5 pages. The front cover's title reads "TOM / The Blind Negro Boy Pianist / Only 10 Years Old" and has an illustration of a boy in dark jacket with white collar and cuffs, standing with his arm on a table. He holds his hat in the other hand.
- Place printed
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Written Music
- Type
- portraits
- sheet music
- Topic
- Child musicians
- Children
- Composers (Musicians)
- Folk (Music)
- Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Polka (Music)
- Singers (Musicians)
- Slavery
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2011.57.26
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.