The Ballads, Blues and Folk Songs of Huddie Ledbetter: The Leadbelly Songbook
Object Details
- Published by
- Oak Publications, Inc., American, 1960 - 1967
- Edited by
- Alan Lomax, American, 1915 - 2002
- Moses Asch, Polish American, 1905 - 1986
- Subject of
- Huddie William Ledbetter, American, 1888 - 1949
- Description
- The Ballads, Blues and Folk Songs of Huddie Ledbetter: The Leadbelly Songbook. The cover features black and white text printed on an ochre-colored background with photograph of Leadbelly taken by Blanding Sloan and Way Ming Chang in the center.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- 1962
- Object number
- 2010.34.15
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 1962 by Oak Publications, Inc
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- songbooks
- paperbacks
- Medium
- ink on book paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 9 1/4 x 6 1/8 x 1/4 in. (23.5 x 15.6 x 0.6 cm)
- Place made
- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Blues (Music)
- Folk (Music)
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2010.34.15
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53a3a8de8-cde8-4c33-b99b-d79f60e7a2f0
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