<I>Treemonisha: Opera in Three Acts</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1911
name: label: Written by
content: Scott Joplin, American, 1867 - 1917
label: Received by
content: Etta Moten Barnett, American, 1901 - 2004
notes: label: Description
content: A black-and-yellow music score for Treemonisha: Opera in Three Acts, written and published by Scott Joplin, and inscribed to singer Etta Moten Barnett from Mrs. Scott Joplin.
label: Description
content: The large quarto book has original cloth-backed printed covers and 230 pages. The front cover features an ornate double-lined square border within which is black type that reads: [TREEMONISHA / OPERA / in Three Acts / Words and Music / BY / SCOTT JOPLIN. / Price $2.50 / PUBLISHED BY / SCOTT JOPLIN / NEW YORK.]. Small flowers and various abstract art deco are drawn in and around the title words. On the inside cover is an inscription, “To / Etta Moten / From / Mrs. Scott Joplin / June 18-1939” in dark ink. The last page with black print is numbered at 230. There are no markings on the reverse of the back cover.
place: label: Place printed
content: New York, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Composers (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Music
label: Topic
content: Opera (Music)
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Written Music
label: Exhibition
content: Musical Crossroads
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2022.21.17
objectType: label: Type
content: books
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper with fabric and cardboard
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (open): 8 15/16 × 19 7/8 × 3/4 in. (22.7 × 50.5 × 1.9 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (closed): 8 15/16 × 10 3/16 × 3/4 in. (22.7 × 25.8 × 1.9 cm)