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Tom, The Blind Negro Boy Pianist, Only 10 Years Old

Creator Name

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Horace Waters

Cultural Context

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American; African American

Date

1860s

About the Work

National Museum of African American History and Culture Object Description
Engraved sheet music, 5 pages. The front cover's title reads "TOM / The Blind Negro Boy Pianist / Only 10 Years Old" and has an illustration of a boy in dark jacket with white collar and cuffs, standing with his arm on a table. He holds his hat in the other hand.

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Title

Tom, The Blind Negro Boy Pianist, Only 10 Years Old

Creator

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Horace Waters (link to bio), Publisher
Horace Waters, American, 1845 - 1949, Published by;
Thomas Greene Wiggins, American, 1849 - 1908, Subject of

Worktype

portraits; sheet music; Sheet music; Portraits

Cultural Context

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American; African American
African Americans

Material

ink on paper

Dimensions

H x W: 13 3/8 x 10 7/16 in. (34 x 26.5 cm)

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Date

1860s;
Date: 1860

Provenance

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

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Rights

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CC0
CC0

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Location

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Creation: New York City, New York, United States of America
New York City; New York; United States; North and Central America

Subjects

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Descriptive Topic: Black people, Boy, Blind person, Performing arts, Enslaved person, Piano, Child
African American; Child musicians; Children; Composers (Musicians); Folk (Music); Instrumentalists (Musicians); Polka (Music); Singers (Musicians); Slavery

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Horace Waters, Tom, The Blind Negro Boy Pianist, Only 10 Years Old, 1860. Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Thomas "Blind Tom" Wiggins was a successful and prodigious piano player who was popular in 19th century America. CC0.

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