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Museum object · Written Music

My Headache

1932

New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America

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

Sheet music for the song "My Headache" from the revue Harlem Hotcha. The cover is white with red and black illustrations. At the top, contained within a black rectangle is the song title "MY HEADACHE." Below the title in illustrated red, font that appears on fire, is the production name "HARLEM HOTCHA."Below the production title, in black text and right of center, is additional production information "'CONNIE'S INN NEW REVUE'/ CONCEIVED and PRESENTED/ by/ CONNIE IMMERMAN." On the left side of the cover is a black silhouette of a dancer. She wears a large feathered headdress and high heels. Attached to the heels are additional feathers. The woman's arms are extended out from her sides and her PR leg is bent outward and crosses over the PL leg. In the background behind the dancer is her shadow, seen in red.

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Catalog reference: 2013.223.7

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