Object All Sublime; Oh! A Private Bufoon
Object All Sublime; Oh! A Private Bufoon
- Description
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Nelson Eddy. side 1: My Object All Sublime; side 2: Oh! A Private Buffoon (Columbia 4271-M), from the album, Patter Songs from Gilbert and Sullivan (Columbia M440).
78 rpm. -
The cover art for this album was made by Alex Steinweiss. Alexander “Alex” Steinweiss (1917-2011) was an American artist and graphic designer. He was the first art director of Columbia Records, expanding the use of album covers and cover art. Steinweiss created album cover art from 1938 to 1973.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- sound recording
- release date
- 1941
- recording artist
- Eddy, Nelson
- manufacturer
- Columbia
- place made
- United States
- Physical Description
- shellac (overall material)
- paper (overall material)
- ink (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 10 in; 25.4 cm
- ID Number
- 1981.0566.179
- accession number
- 1981.0566
- maker number
- 4271-M
- M440
- catalog number
- 1981.0566.179
- Credit Line
- Gift of Robert J. Walter
- subject
- Musical Theater
- See more items in
- Cultural and Community Life: Entertainment
- Popular Entertainment
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Family & Social Life
- Sound Recordings
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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