The Colored Sacred Harp: Museum Object and Cultural History
The Colored Sacred Harp: Date: 1973. Written by: Judge Jackson, American, 1883 - 1958. Printed by: Paragon Press, American.
The object in the museum catalogue
A hardback copy of The Colored Sacred Harp, by J. Jackson. Front and back cover are light blue. Front cover reads [THE COLORED SACRED HARP/by/J. JACKSON/Author and Publisher/Ozark, Alabama] in gold type, various font sizes. Handwritten notes on first interior page, in pencil in top right corner, reading [11597/U-Mus] and [1st Revising/Edition/1973/150.00]. Interior pages, 96 total, including title pages, and "Contents" on last page, are off-white with black type, containing mostly musical staff lines. Nothing on back cover.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1973
- Written by: Judge Jackson, American, 1883 - 1958
- Printed by: Paragon Press, American
- Type: hardcover books
- Medium: ink on paper , cardboard , synthetic fiber (binding)
- Dimensions: H x W x D (Closed): 6 5/16 × 9 3/16 × 9/16 in. (16 × 23.3 × 1.4 cm)
- Dimensions: H x W x D (Open): 6 5/16 × 18 7/16 × 9/16 in. (16 × 46.8 × 1.4 cm)
- Place made: Montgomery, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: American South
- Topic: Folklife
- Topic: Music
- Object number: 2014.193
- 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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