Ballad For Americans
- Recorded by
- Robeson, Paul, American, 1898 - 1976
- Created by
- La Touche, John, American, 1914 - 1956
- Robinson, Earl, American, 1910 - 1991
- Date
- 1940
- Medium
- shellac with ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- Diameter (2012.65a): 10 in. (25.4 cm)
- Diameter (2012.65b): 10 in. (25.4 cm)
- H x W x D (2012.65c): 10 1/2 × 12 × 3/4 in. (26.7 × 30.5 × 1.9 cm)
- Description
- Two vinyl records (2012.65ab) encased in paper inside housing. The cover (2012.65c) is blue with a red binding and reads: [Ballad for Americans, Paul Robeson, Bass] in black letters over a red and white striped feature surrounding a black and white photograph of Robeson. The inside cover has three photographs and information about the Ballad for Americans. The back cover continues information about the making of Ballad for Americans and provides two more photographs. Both records have Victor labels with track information, manufacturing information, and the Victor logo.
- Place made
- Camden, Camden County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Audio Recordings
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Deborah Spiliotopoulos
- Object number
- 2012.65abc
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.