'I'se sorry dat I left ma happy home', 1900. Creator: Unknown.

'I'se sorry dat I left ma happy home', 1900.  Creator: Unknown.

2-949-113 - /Heritage Images

'I'se sorry dat I left ma happy home', 1900. 'Written & composed by Irving Jones; sung by Sylvia Starr in Mamzelle 'Awkins at Oscar Hammerstein's Victoria Theatre, N.Y.'. From a collection of sheet music, some examples of which depict African Americans in a derogatory way. Other examples are songs by white musicians purporting to be black.


Image Details


Sensitive Subject

This image has been flagged as having a sensitive subject, or the attached metadata may use a historical and dated form of words and terms no longer used or deemed appropriate, but in common and accepted usage at the time the content was created and/or catalogued. No offence is intended and it is shown here and should be viewed in it’s historical context.

People Information

Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
Subject
  1. Sylvia Starr: : Singer, actress
People Related
  1. International Music Co.: American: Publisher
  2. Irving Jones: American: Lyricist, songwriter, composer
  3. Oscar Hammerstein: American: Composer, lyricist, librettist, theatrical producer, director, songwriter

Medium
  1. Photograph

Picture Type
  1. Notated music
  2. Portrait
  3. Scores

Category Hierarchy

Lifestyle & Leisure Entertainment & Media

Society & Culture Issues & Causes

Society & Culture Music

Artistic Representations Portraits

People Other


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3782x4663
File Size : 51,667kb


Aliases

  1. 1256962
  1. 1040001437
  1. 1256962
  1. 2-949-113
  1. 2949113


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