Written by:

George Gershwin, American, 1898 - 1937  Search this

DuBose Heyward, American, 1885 - 1940  Search this

Ira Gershwin, American, 1896 - 1983  Search this

Directed by:

Rouben Mamoulian, American, 1897 - 1987  Search this

Medium:

ink on paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 11 3/4 x 9 in. (29.8 x 22.9 cm)

Type:

sheet music

Place depicted:

R.K.O. Building Rockefeller Center, New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1935

Description:

A piece of sheet music, black ink on discolored paper. The cover has black-and-white drawings depicting a scene from the opera Porgy and Bess.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Musical Theatre  Search this

Opera (Music)  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Arthur Tyrill Farrell Family

Object number:

2011.21.100

Restrictions & Rights:

© 1935 Gershwin Publishing Corp. Copyright renewed, assigned to Chappell & Co. Inc. Permission required for use.

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Classification:

Documents and Published Materials-Sheet music

Exhibition:

Musical Crossroads

On View:

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b7911cdc-ebac-4527-bb66-14038b2bdc81

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.21.100