S Brainard's Sons Co., American, founded 1837 Search this
Printed by:
San Francisco Examiner, American, founded 1863, American, founded 1863 Search this
Owned by:
Mary Elizabeth Sugg, American, 1839 - 1915 Search this
Mary Elizabeth Sugg, American, 1839 - 1915 Search this
Vernon Sugg McDonald, American, 1906 - 1982 Search this
Medium:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 13 7/8 × 10 11/16 in. (35.2 × 27.1 cm)
Type:
sheet music
Place printed:
San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America
Place collected:
Sugg McDonald House, Sonora, Tuolumne County, California, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1897
Description:
Sheet music for song Ambolena Snow. The front cover of sheet music features an image of a caricatured African American woman in a green dress with a salmon jacket and hat. The woman is holding an umbrella in her proper left hand. Red and black type surrounds her and reads: [AN / AFRO-AMERICAN / MILITARY / BALLAD / BY / BODINE AND MAYWOOD / AUTHORS / OF / "MOLLY ON / THE / TROLLY" / PUBLISHED BY / PERMISSION OF / THE S BRAINARD'S SONS CO / CHICAGO. / COPYRIGHT / SECURED / IN / ENGLAND / SUP- / PLE- / MENT. / TO THE / SAN FRANCISCO / EXAMINER / SUNDAY / DEC. / 5 / 1897. / ALL / RIGHTS / RESERVED]. Underneath the woman a signature in black in reads: [KEANE]. The inside has two pages of musical bars and notes in black ink for the song Ambolena Snow. The credits under the title in black in read: [Words by Lester Bodine / Music by GEO. Maywood]. The song’s musical bars continue on the back cover.
Statement:
Objects depicting racist and/or stereotypical imagery or language may be offensive and disturbing, but the NMAAHC aims to include them in the Collection to present and preserve the historical context in which they were created and used. Objects of this type provide an important historical record from which to study and evaluate racism.
