The Maestro and Friend: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A twelve-inch 33 1/3 rpm LP recording of the album "The Maestro and Friend" recorded by Joe Venuti and Marion McPartland. The front of the sleeve has an black and white image of Joe Venuti and Marian McPartland. Joe Venuti is holding a violin and wearing a tuxedo. Marian McPartland is wearing a light colored sweater and is looking at Joe Venuti. The back of the album sleeve is inscribed at the top left corner with "Ginger / Joe must have / loved your playing! / Ill get to hear you / soon - All the / best, Marion."

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1973
• Distributed by: Halcyon Records, American, 1969 - 1978
• Recorded by: Joe Venuti, American, 1903 - 1978
• Recorded by: Marian McPartland, British American, 1918 - 2013
• Owned by: Ginger Smock, American, 1920 - 1995
• Type: record covers
• Type: long-playing records
• Medium: vinyl, ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W (album jacket): 12 5/16 × 12 5/16 in. (31.3 × 31.3 cm)
• Dimensions: Diameter (record): 12 in. (30.5 cm)
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Jazz (Music)
• Object number: 2016.161.3.1ab
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Lydia Samuel Bennett
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Sources and reuse

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