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'Nobody sees us but the man in the moon', 1900. Creator: L. Kerr.

'Nobody sees us but the man in the moon', 1900. Creator: L. Kerr.

2-949-140 - /Heritage Images

'Nobody sees us but the man in the moon', 1900. 'Written & composed by James T Brymn, sung by the progressive minstrel Frank Cushman'. Song written by African-American conductor, arranger, composer, and pianist James Tim Brymn. White singer Cushman was known for his impersonations of old black men. 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.

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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. L. Kerr, attributed to: : Artist
Subject
  1. Frank Cushman: : Singer, performer, minstrel
People Related
  1. J. Tim Brymn: African-American, American: Conductor, arranger, composer, musician, pianist
  2. International Music Co.: American: Publisher
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) : 4724x6174
File Size : 85,448kb

Aliases

  1. 1257111
  1. 1040001474
  1. 1257111
  1. 2-949-140
  1. 2949140

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