<I>Bess, You Is My Woman</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1935
name: label: Published by
content: Gershwin Publishing Corp.
label: Written by
content: George Gershwin, American, 1898 - 1937
label: Written by
content: Ira Gershwin, American, 1896 - 1983
label: Written by
content: DuBose Heyward, American, 1885 - 1940
label: Illustrated by
content: Ben Jorj Harris, 1904 - 1957
label: Subject of
content: Rouben Mamoulian, American, 1897 - 1987
notes: label: Description
content: Sheet music for “Bess, You Is My Woman." The front cover is a black and white illustration with an off-white margin. Across the top margin is the title "BESS YOU IS MY WOMAN." The illustration, done in the style of woodcuts, depicts several vignettes. The foremost vignette is a profile of a man and woman, face to face. Beyond them is a palm tree, under which is the silhouette of a goat-drawn cart. In the cart is a reclining figure of a man with a crutch. Along the right hand side are two wooden cabins with a boat and ocean beyond them. In the top right corner is the outline of a city skyline. There is a large arm, stemming from the profile of the front man, with a large hand pointing toward the city skyline. In the top left quarter are the words "The Theatre Guild presents/ PORGY and BESS/ Music by GEORGE GERSHWIN/ Libretto by/ DUBOSE HEYWARD/ Lyrics by/ DUBOSE HEYWARD and IRA GERSHWIN/ Production direction by/ ROUBEN MAMOULIAN." At the bottom right corner are the words "Gershwin Publishing Corp. / RKO Bldg. New York, N.Y. / Chappell & Co. Inc. / Sole Selling Agent/ Made in U.S.A."
place: label: Place printed
content: New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America
title: label: Title
content: Sheet music from Porgy and Bess
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Musical Theatre
label: Topic
content: Opera (Music)
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Written Music
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Vicki Gold Levi
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2013.223.34
objectType: label: Type
content: sheet music
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © 1935 by George Gershwin
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 12 × 9 in. (30.5 × 22.9 cm)