On View
Musical Crossroads Gallery
Exhibition
Musical Crossroads
Written by
Joplin, Scott, American, 1867 - 1917
Received by
Barnett, Etta Moten, American, 1901 - 2004
Date
1911
Medium
ink on paper with fabric and cardboard
Dimensions
H x W x D (open): 8 15/16 × 19 7/8 × 3/4 in. (22.7 × 50.5 × 1.9 cm)
H x W x D (closed): 8 15/16 × 10 3/16 × 3/4 in. (22.7 × 25.8 × 1.9 cm)
Description
A black-and-yellow music score for Treemonisha: Opera in Three Acts, written and published by Scott Joplin, and inscribed to singer Etta Moten Barnett from Mrs. Scott Joplin.
The large quarto book has original cloth-backed printed covers and 230 pages. The front cover features an ornate double-lined square border within which is black type that reads: [TREEMONISHA / OPERA / in Three Acts / Words and Music / BY / SCOTT JOPLIN. / Price $2.50 / PUBLISHED BY / SCOTT JOPLIN / NEW YORK.]. Small flowers and various abstract art deco are drawn in and around the title words. On the inside cover is an inscription, “To / Etta Moten / From / Mrs. Scott Joplin / June 18-1939” in dark ink. The last page with black print is numbered at 230. There are no markings on the reverse of the back cover.
Place printed
New York, New York, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Written Music
Type
books
Topic
Composers (Musicians)
Music
Opera (Music)
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2022.21.17
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58654f087-353e-49f5-86f5-4cb9f840657f

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