Sissle & Blake: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A re-release of an LP featuring the music of Eubie Blake and long-time collaborator, Noble Sissle. It was re-released by Stash Records, Inc. in 1985 after Blake's death. The cover features a young Blake seated at the piano playing, looking over his shoulder at Sissle who has his hands resting on Blake's shoulders.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1985
• Produced by: Stash Records, Inc., American, 1975 - 1998
• Recorded by: Eubie Blake, American, 1887 - 1983
• Recorded by: Noble Sissle, American, 1889 - 1975
• Type: record covers
• Type: long-playing records
• Medium: vinyl , ink on cardboard
• Dimensions: Jacket: 12 5/16 x 12 5/16 x 3/16 in. (31.3 x 31.3 x 0.5 cm)
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Composers (Musicians)
• Topic: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
• Topic: Jazz (Music)
• Topic: Musical Theatre
• Topic: Ragtime (Music)
• Object number: 2011.149.8abc
• 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

Sources and reuse

Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: Unknown - Restrictions Possible Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.