Name/Title
"I'M GOIN' SOUTH"Entry/Object ID
2001.93.1.4Description
Color: Black; Blue; Orange; White
Sheet music entitled "I'm Goin' South," composed by Abner Silver and Harry Woods, published by M. Witmark & Sons, 1923. The artifact has a white cover with the title in orange and black at the top of the front. At the right of the center in blue and orange is, "Written For and / Sung with Great Success by / Al Jolson / in BOMBO." A black and white photograph of Jolson is at the left within a square box. The name of photographer Strauss Payton is at the bottom left corner of the image. Surronding the box are cotton balls and a cotton field. The composers' names and the name and location of the publisher are at the bottom left and right corners. On the back is a blue and white advertisement for a songbook of ballads entitled, "Songland." On the back of the front cover is a short song entitled "Out There in the Sunshine With You," with lyrics by J. Keirn Brennan and music by Ernest R. Ball. With minor abrasions; light creases and dents; light surface soiling; and a small tear, the object is in good condition overall.Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Music, SheetNomenclature Primary Object Term
Composition, MusicalNomenclature Sub-Class
Literary WorksNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsLOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
SingersSearch Terms
Three-dimensional, Sheet music, M. Witmark & Sons, Music--20th Century, Popular music--United States
