The Yehudi Menuhin Shoulderest Is the Best: Museum Object and Cultural History
The Yehudi Menuhin Shoulderest Is the Best: date made: 1955-1965. depicted (sitter): Menuhin, Yehudi. Object Name: pamphlet.
The object in the museum catalogue
This is a pamphlet advertising the Yehudi Menuhin shoulder rest for violins. It is made of white paper with black and blue ink. It is a fold-out pamphlet with instructions and diagrams for using the shoulder rest. The front and back covers feature black-and-white photographs of Yehudi Menuhin.
Yehudi Menuhin (1916-1999) is considered to be one of the greatest violinists of the 20th century. Menuhin was an American-born violinist and conductor who spent most of his performing career in the United Kingdom.
Materials, dates and provenance
- date made: 1955-1965
- depicted (sitter): Menuhin, Yehudi
- Object Name: pamphlet
- Physical Description: paper (overall material)
- Physical Description: ink (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 8 in x 5 1/8 in; 20.32 cm x 13.0175 cm
- ID Number: 2015.3005.015
- nonaccession number: 2015.3005
- catalog number: 2015.3005.015
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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