Music stand for Panama Francis and the Savoy Sultans
date: label: Date
content: after 1974
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Humes & Berg Manufacturing Co., Inc., American, founded 1935
label: Owned by
content: David "Panama" Francis, American, 1918 - 2001
label: Used by
content: Savoy Sultans, American, founded 1937
notes: label: Description
content: A white foldable music stand used by the Savoy Sultans and owned by "Panama" Francis. The stand is hardboard and finished with glossy white paint and painted with text and decorations on the front. The front panel is slightly curved at the edges and reads [PANAMA / FRANCIS / SAVOY SULTANS] in black text. There are also a bass and treble clef painted in red. There are four hinged panels attached to the main front piece that expand into the form of an open box when unfolded. The top panel is a rest for sheet music and it sits at a slight angle with another hinged stop at its end. There is a white and gold manufacturer's sticker on this hinged stop. The other two panels fold out to support the top panel on either side.
place: label: Place made
content: East Chicago, Lake County, Indiana, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Jazz (Music)
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Props and Set Design
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Alyce Francis in memory of David "Panama" Francis
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2013.112.5.1
objectType: label: Type
content: music stands
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: paint , hardboard , paper (fiber product) and metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (Assembled): 23 3/4 × 24 7/8 × 15 in. (60.3 × 63.2 × 38.1 cm)