Pilate! Pilate!: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A Hall Johnson Negro Choir sheet music score in black ink and graphite on paper. This is a copy of a handwritten version of the sheet music. The top of the page reads [Page 1 Insert for “Pilate! Pilate!” H. Johnson]. The bottom of the sheet music reads: [Not for Sale. For use in Hall Johnson rehearsals Only. / H. J.]. There are notations in pencil throughout the sheet. The top right corner and bottom edge is stained. The object has additional bars of music on the reverse side.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: ca. 1946
• Composed by: Hall Johnson, American, 1888 - 1970
• Type: sheet music
• Medium: ink and graphite on paper
• Dimensions: H x W: 10 13/16 × 7 11/16 in. (27.5 × 19.5 cm)
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Christianity
• Topic: Religion
• Topic: Spirituals (Music)
• Object number: 2010.59.1
• 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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