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Tiger Rag; St. Louis Blues

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Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra Vox

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Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra. side 1: Tiger Rag; side 2: St. Louis Blues (Vox 16058), from the album, Louis Armstrong - Paris, 1934 (Vox VSP 300).78 rpm. Both tracks were recorded at Studio Polydor in Paris, France, in 1934. The album was released in 1947.This album features artwork by American painter, printmaker, and teacher, Daniel (Dan) Shapiro (1920-1982). He created the artwork for several albums including recordings by Louis Armstrong, Alex Wilder, Charlie Christian, Marlene Dietrich, Edith Piaf, and Richard Dyer Bennett. Shapiro’s works were first exhibited at the Cooper Union Art School in 1940 and 1941. He had much success with his solo shows in the 1960s at the University of California at San Francisco, Cellini Gallery, San Francisco Museum of Art, and Rice University in Houston.Currently not on view
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Paper (Overall Material)Ink (Overall Material)Shellac (Overall Material)
Rights:
Gift of Lucy C. Shain in memory of James Lewis Shain
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Smithsonian Institution