The Eighty Six Years of Eubie Blake: Museum Object and Cultural History
The Eighty Six Years of Eubie Blake: Date: after 1983. Produced by: Columbia Records, American, founded 1888. Recorded by: Eubie Blake, American, 1887 - 1983.
The object in the museum catalogue
Double LP featuring the music of Eubie Blake. Produced by Columbia Records and released after his death sometime after 1983. The record cover showcases an older Blake seated at the piano, playing and smiling into the camera.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: after 1983
- Produced by: Columbia Records, American, founded 1888
- Recorded 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: 2011.149.7abc
- 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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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.
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