Letter from Shirley Verrett's publicist to Lisa Hoffman: Museum Object and Cultural History
Letter from Shirley Verrett's publicist to Lisa Hoffman: Date: 1968. Written by: Constance Hope Associates, American. Subject of: Shirley Verrett, American, 1931 - 2010.
The object in the museum catalogue
A two-page letter from opera singer Shirley Verrett's publicist, Mary Mangan of Constance Hope Associates, to journalist Lisa Hoffman. Both pages are on Constance Hope Associates letterhead, which features two bright orange pennants at the upper left corner: one with Constance Hope Associates address and telephone, and one reading [NEWS].
The first page (a) has black typewritten ink with personal editing marks in ink, felt marker, and graphite throughout. The letter is in follow-up to an interview Hoffman conducted with Verrett and addresses the "Carmen food story" with an anecdote about a pasta recipe. The second page (b) features a mimeographed copy of a recipe clipping titled, “Hay and Straw”. On each side of the recipe are visible strips of brown from the tape used on the original clipping. There are no markings on the reverse of either page.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1968
- Written by: Constance Hope Associates, American
- Subject of: Shirley Verrett, American, 1931 - 2010
- Type: letters (correspondence)
- Type: typescripts
- Medium: ink and adhesive on paper
- Dimensions: H x W (ab): 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: Cooking and dining
- Topic: Correspondence
- Topic: Journalism
- Topic: Mass media
- Topic: Music
- Topic: Musicians
- Topic: Opera (Music)
- Object number: 2024.35.2.4ab
- 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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