Summertime from Porgy and Bess / by George Gershwin, DuBose and Dorothy Heyward, and Ira Gershwin ; paintings by Mike Wimmer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gershwin, George, 1898-1937.

Contributor:

Wimmer, Mike, illustrator.

Heyward, DuBose, 1885-1940.

Heyward, Dorothy, 1890-1961.

Gershwin, Ira, 1896-1983.

Joanna Banks Collection of African American Books (University of Pennsylvania)

Joanna Banks Collection of African American Children's Books (University of Pennsylvania)

Series:

S & S Books for young readers.

Standardized Title:

Porgy and Bess. Summertime

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Operas--Excerpts.

Operas.

Songs.

Genre:

Songs.

Penn Provenance:

Banks, Joanna (donor) (Banks Collection copy)

Physical Description:

[32] unnumbered pages : color illustrations, music ; 29 cm.

Edition:

[1st ed.]

Place of Publication:

[New York, New York] : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [©1999].

Summary:

Paintings depict a family's routine one summer day earlier in this century. The comfort and joy of having an extended family to love and to cherish is evident in these paintings.

Participant:

Illustrations by Mike Wimmer.

Notes:

Contains score of song "Summertime" on last page.

"Book design by Heather Wood."

"The text for this book is set in Horley Old Style Semi-Bold Italic. The paintings were rendered in oil paint on linen canvas; they were inspired by the work of Winslow Homer."

Local Notes:

Kislak Center Banks Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2018 by Joanna Banks.

Banks Collection copy: dustjacket retained.

Other Format:

Online version: Gershwin, George, 1898-1937. Porgy and Bess. Summertime. Summertime from Porgy and Bess.

ISBN:

0689807198

9780689807190

OCLC:

45532723

Online:

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