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Hallelujah; Strange Interlude: Museum Object and Cultural History

Hallelujah; Strange Interlude: recording date: 1946. recording artist: Wilson, Teddy. manufacturer: Musicraft.

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The object in the museum catalogue

Teddy Wilson. side 1: Hallelujah; side 2: Strange Interlude (Musicraft 370), from the album, Teddy Wilson Plays (Musicraft N7). 78 rpm.

The cover art for this album was made by Art Seiden (1923-2004) an American artist and illustrator best known for his illustrations for children’s books. Seiden illustrated over 300 books and was author and artist for more than 20 children’s books.

Materials, dates and provenance

  • recording date: 1946
  • recording artist: Wilson, Teddy
  • manufacturer: Musicraft
  • Object Name: sound recording
  • Physical Description: paper (overall material)
  • Physical Description: ink (overall material)
  • Physical Description: shellac (overall material)
  • Measurements: overall: 10 in; 25.4 cm
  • place made: United States: New York, New York
  • ID Number: 1981.0656.473
  • accession number: 1981.0656
  • maker number: 370
  • maker number: N7
  • catalog number: 1981.0656.473
  • Credit Line: Gift of Eula W. Wake in Memory of Harry Wake
  • Data Source: National Museum of American History

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Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of American History through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed.

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