Love Him As He Is: Museum Object and Cultural History
Love Him As He Is: Date: 20th century. Composed by: Alec Wilder, American, 1907 - 1980. Written by: Loonis McGlohon, American, 1921 - 2002.
The object in the museum catalogue
Sheet music for the song "Love Him As He Is." The two page sheet music is on white paper with black type. The first page has a music bars with the title in all capital letters at the top. Underneath the title, there are composer and writer credits, followed by the lyrics and musical notes. The second page continues the lyrics and musical notes. AT the bottom of each page there is company logo for Sightation Brand. The back of both pages are blank.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 20th century
- Composed by: Alec Wilder, American, 1907 - 1980
- Written by: Loonis McGlohon, American, 1921 - 2002
- Owned by: Maxine Sullivan, American, 1911 - 1987
- Type: sheet music
- Medium: ink on paper
- Dimensions: H x W: 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Jazz (Music)
- Object number: 2013.46.29.144
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture
Sources and reuse
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: Unknown - Restrictions Possible Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Sources
More in Music
Keep reading
