Bert Williams Signature Interprète et comédien de vaudeville (1874-1922) qui a joué un rôle important dans le développement du divertissement afro-américain. Rare signature à l'encre, "'Nobody,' Bert Williams, Dec. 23rd/12", sur une feuille blanc cassé de 3,5 x 2. Double passe-partout avec une image de Williams en noir pour un format total de 8,5 x 13,5. Très bon état. Écrite pour la comédie musicale Abyssinia en 1906, la chanson "Nobody" est devenue le thème emblématique de Williams et s'est très bien vendue pour Columbia Records dans les années 1930.

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