Interview questions and notes for Shirley Verrett: Museum Object and Cultural History
Interview questions and notes for Shirley Verrett: Date: 1968. Written by: Lisa Hoffman, American. Subject of: Shirley Verrett, American, 1931 - 2010.
The object in the museum catalogue
Interview questions and notes for an interview with opera singer Shirley Verrett, written by Lisa Hoffman, consisting of one sheet of white paper with typewritten interview questions on side one. Both sides contain numerous handwritten notes in blue ink, pink marker, and graphite. There is a noticeable seam down the middle of the paper from previous folding, and a small loss at one corner.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1968
- Written by: Lisa Hoffman, American
- Subject of: Shirley Verrett, American, 1931 - 2010
- Type: documents
- Medium: ink and graphite on paper
- Dimensions: H x W: 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
- Place made: New York, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Families
- Topic: Journalism
- Topic: Mass media
- Topic: Music
- Topic: Musicians
- Topic: Opera (Music)
- Topic: Race relations
- Object number: 2024.35.2.5
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: © Lisa Hoffman Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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