Jessamine

Creator Name

Artie Hall, American, died 1906;
Albert Gumble, 1883 - 1946;
Jerome H. Remick & Company, American;
Vernon Sugg McDonald, American, 1906 - 1982;
Mary Elizabeth Sugg, American, 1839 - 1915

Cultural Context

African Americans

Date

1900s

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 Jessamine. The front cover of the sheet music features an illustration of a woman at center, surrounded by a flower border. A black and white photograph of a woman in blackface appears in bottom right corner with a caption in black type that reads: [Artie Hall]. Black type on front cover reads: [JESSAMINE / SONG / WORDS & MUSIC / by / ALBERT GUMBLE]. The publisher’s information is at the bottom of the cover and reads: [JEROME H REMICK & CO. Successors to WHITNEY WARNER PUB. CO. NEW YORK - DETROIT]. The back side of the front cover in black ink has an advertisement and music for a shorter song titled: [“My Irish Molly O”]. ...

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Title

Jessamine

Creator

Artie Hall, American, died 1906, Subject of;
Albert Gumble, 1883 - 1946, Composed by;
Jerome H. Remick & Company, 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: 13 3/8 × 10 5/8 in. (34 × 27 cm)

Technique

Language

Date

1900s;
Date: 1905