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Calypso Songs

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    Object Details

    Published by

    Charlton Publications, American, founded 1940

    Subject of

    Harry Belafonte Jr., American, 1927 - 2023

    Description

    A song and story book about Harry Belafonte, titled: [CALYPSO SONGS]. The cover features red and green letters at the top, a black and white photograph of Harry Belafonte at center left, and drawings of drums, maracas, and banjo at center right. Black type in a circle at the bottom lists the songs included in the song book. The back cover features a larger black and white photograph of Belafonte.

    Credit Line

    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

    Date

    1957

    Object number

    2010.34.13

    Restrictions & Rights

    Unknown-Restrictions Possible
    Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

    Type

    magazines (periodicals)

    Medium

    ink on printing paper

    Dimensions

    H x W: 11 x 8 5/16 in. (27.9 x 21.1 cm)

    Place printed

    Derby, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States, North and Central America

    Cultural Place

    Trinidad and Tobago, Caribbean, North and Central America
    Jamaica, Caribbean, North and Central America

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    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

    Classification

    Books and Published Materials

    Data Source

    National Museum of African American History and Culture

    Topic

    African American
    Actors
    African diaspora
    Calypso (Music)
    Instrumentalists (Musicians)

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56902a7d4-16e7-41f7-9020-3b7228b08150

    Record ID

    nmaahc_2010.34.13

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