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Autographed photograph of Sugar Chile Robinson

mid 20th Century

Smithsonian NMAAHC collection

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

Black and white photograph of Frank Isaac Robinson, better known as "Sugar Chile" Robinson, a child musicial prodigy during the 1940s and 1950s. He posed sitting on top of a white baby grand piano with his feet resting on the keyboard. The photograph is autographed by Robinson on the front in blue ink.

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Catalog reference: 2010.66.71

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