Envelope, Scott Joplin Cover with Stamp
Object number2002.035.01
Date1983
MediumPaper, Ink
DimensionsOverall: 6 1/2 x 3 5/8 in. (16.5 x 9.2 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum collection
Terms
It has a black and white picture of Joplin and a picture of him playing the piano with "King of Ragtime Writers" in black lettering. Across the bottom it reads, "Honoring Scott Joplin - 1868 - 1917 - Black Heritage Series" Envelope is postmarked June 9, 1983 and has a Scott Joplin stamp.
Scott Joplin (c.1867/1868-1917) was an American composer and pianist who was raised in Texarkana. Joplin achieved fame for his ragtime compositions and was dubbed “The King of Ragtime”. During his career, he wrote 44 original ragtime compositions including “Maple Leaf Rag”, one of ragtime’s most influential hits. Joplin’s death is widely considered to have marked the end of ragtime as a mainstream music format and, in 1976, Joplin was posthumously awarded a Pulitzer Prize.
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