Christy, Edwin Pearce, 1815-1862

URI(s)

• http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no91030618

Variants

• Christy, E. P. (Edwin Pearce), 1815-1862

Identifies LC/NAF RWO

• http://id.loc.gov/rwo/agents/no91030618

Identifies RWO

• https://d-nb.info/gnd/1052833039
• https://isni.org/isni/0000000385229922

• Birth Date

  1815-11-28

• Death Date

  1862-05-21

• Birth Place

  Philadelphia (Pa.)

• Associated Language

  English

• Field of Activity

  Minstrel shows

  Minstrel music




• Occupation

  Blackface entertainers

  Composers

  Producers and directors

Additional Related Forms

• Christy Minstrels

Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes

• http://viaf.org/viaf/sourceID/LC%7Cno+91030618#skos:Concept

Closely Matching Concepts from Other Schemes

• Christy, Edwin Pearce, 1815-1862
• Edwin Pearce Christy Label from public data source Wikidata

Sources

• found: Christy's new songster and black joker, 1863:t.p. (Edwin P. Christy)
• found: Christy's plantation melodies, 1854:t.p. (E.P. Christy)
• found: New Grove dict. of Amer. mus.(Christy, Edwin Pearce; b. 11-28-1815, Philadelphia, PA; d. 5-21-1862, New York; minstrel manager and performer)
• found: Wikipedia, viewed Jan. 15, 2013(Edwin Pearce Christy; American composer, singer, actor, and stage producer; founded blackface minstrel group Christy's Minstrels in 1843 in Buffalo, N.Y.)

Editorial Notes

• [Do not confuse with: Christie, Edwin]

Instance Of

• MADS/RDF PersonalName
• MADS/RDF Authority
• SKOS Concept

Scheme Membership(s)

• Library of Congress Name Authority File

Collection Membership(s)

• Names Collection - Authorized Headings
• LC Names Collection - General Collection

Change Notes

• 1991-12-20: new
• 2024-06-27: revised

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