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Love Will Find a Way

African American Museum

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    Object Details

    Composed by

    Eubie Blake, American, 1887 - 1983

    Written by

    Noble Sissle, American, 1889 - 1975

    Published by

    M. Witmark & Sons, American, 1886 - 1929

    Description

    Sheet music for the song "Love Will Find a Way" from Shuffle Along, Inc. On the front cover, in orange letters, is the musical title "Shuffle Along" in the top half of the page. At the top margin is the name of the song "GYPSY BLUE" in black letters in an orange outlined rectangle. Below the rectangle are the words "SHUFFLE ALONG, INC. Presents/ The New York Musical Novelty Success." Underneath the title is an image of seven individuals shown from the knees down, all walking in the same direction. There are four female individuals wearing skirts, three of whom are wearing high heel shoes and one who is wearing mary jane flats, and three male individuals in trousers. The legs all walk from right to left on a thick orange line. Below the line is a central rectangle outlined in orange containing the names of twenty songs. To the left of the central rectangle are the words "Book by/ Flournoy/ Miller/ and/ Aubrey/ Lyle." To the right of the central rectangle are the words "Lyrics & Music by/ Noble/ Sissle/ and/ Eubie/ Blake." Below the central rectangle are the words "M. Witmark & Sons/ New York." To the right is symbol of a lyre within a circle enclosing the words "Operatic Edition." To the right is Rights and Reproductions warning in a rectangle "Theatrical and Music Hall Rights of these Songs/ are fully protected by Copyright and MUST not be/ used for public performance without permission." The Cover is singed in black and blue pen above the title.

    Credit Line

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

    Date

    1921

    Object number

    2013.118.288

    Restrictions & Rights

    Public domain
    Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

    Type

    songbooks

    Medium

    ink on paper

    Dimensions

    H x W: 12 1/4 × 9 1/4 in. (31.1 × 23.5 cm)

    Place printed

    United States, North and Central America

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    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

    Collection title

    A Cinema Apart: The Larry Richards Collection of Early Black Film

    Classification

    Written Music

    Movement

    Harlem Renaissance (New Negro Movement)

    Data Source

    National Museum of African American History and Culture

    Topic

    African American
    Jazz (Music)
    Musical Theatre

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd522c22af7-592b-47a3-90f7-9d2f3388ab5d

    Record ID

    nmaahc_2013.118.288

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    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collections

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