An American Classic: Eubie Blake: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

An LP recorded by the Amherst Saxophone Quartet and produced by The Musical Heritage Society in 1984. The record features the music created by Eubie Blake. The record cover features a black and white portrait of an older Eubie Blake, in profile.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1981
• Produced by: Musical Heritage Society, American, 1962 - 2011
• Recorded by: Amherst Saxaphone Quartet, founded 1978
• Composed by: Eubie Blake, American, 1887 - 1983
• Type: record covers
• Type: long-playing records
• Medium: vinyl , ink on cardboard
• Dimensions: H x W: 12 1/4 x 12 1/4 in. (31.1 x 31.1 cm)
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Composers (Musicians)
• Topic: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
• Topic: Jazz (Music)
• Topic: Musical Theatre
• Topic: Ragtime (Music)
• Object number: 2011.149.9ab
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Bobbiegita Walker
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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