Take Your Clothes And Go

Creator Name

Irving Jones, American, 1874 - 1932;
George R. Wilson;
Jos. W. Stern & Co., American;
Vernon Sugg McDonald, American, 1906 - 1982;
Mary Elizabeth Sugg, American, 1839 - 1915

Cultural Context

African Americans

Date

1890s

Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture;

Smithsonian Institution

About the Work

National Museum of African American History and Culture Object Description

Sheet music for the song Take Your Clothes and Go. The front cover features a black and white image of a woman pointing at a suitcase full of clothes while a man looks at her. The black and blue type on the front cover is set against a white and blue background and reads: [A GENUINE RAG TIME COON ODDITY / TAKE YOUR / CLOTHES AND GO / SUNG WITH / UNBOUNDED / SUCCESS BY / GEO. WILSON OF / PRIMROSE AND WEST'S / MINSTRELS / LEW / DOCHSTADER / IRVING JONES / BILLY FARREL / JOHNSON AND DEAN / AND / OTHER WELLKNOWN / VOCALISTS / WORDS AND MUSIC BY / IRVING / JONES / 5 / LEAVE THIS ...

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Title

Take Your Clothes And Go

Creator

Irving Jones, American, 1874 - 1932, Composed by;
George R. Wilson, Subject of;
Jos. W. Stern & Co., American, Published by;
Vernon Sugg McDonald, American, 1906 - 1982, Owned by;
Mary Elizabeth Sugg, American, 1839 - 1915, Owned by

Worktype

sheet music; Sheet music

Cultural Context

African Americans

Material

ink on paper

Dimensions

H x W: 14 × 10 7/8 in. (35.6 × 27.6 cm)

Technique

Language

Date

1890s;
Date: 1897