Buffet-Crampon Clarinet, used by Artie Shaw
date: label: date made
content: 1945
name: label: user
content: Shaw, Artie
label: maker
content: Selmer, Henri
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This B-flat clarinet (top instrument), serial number 22457, was made by Buffet-Crampon & Cie. Paris, France. 1938. It was previously owned and used by American jazz musician and band leader, Artie Shaw (1910 - 2004).</p>
label: Description
content: <p>This B-flat clarinet (bottom instrument), serial number M6727, was made by Henri Selmer. Paris, France. 1945. It was previously owned and used by American jazz musician and band leader, Artie Shaw (1910 - 2004).</p>
label: Description
content: <p>Shaw achieved International success with his recording of “Beguine the Beguine” in 1938. He continued his career performing around the world, selling thousands of records, and appearing on film and television. By the end of 1954 Shaw made his last appearance as a clarinetist and stopped performing to pursue other interests.</p>
label: Location
content: Currently on loan
place: label: place made
content: France: Île-de-France, Paris
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content: Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
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content: Clarinets
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content: Highlights from the Culture and the Arts Collection
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content: Jazz
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Artie Shaw
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2003.0264.02
label: serial number
content: M6727
label: accession number
content: 2003.0264
label: catalog number
content: 2003.0264.02
objectType: label: Object Name
content: clarinet
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood, ebony (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 28 in x 3 1/8 in; 71.12 cm x 7.9375 cm