{"product_id":"21915-sousa-john-philip-signed-photograph-with-autograph-musical-quotation-from-diplomat","title":"Sousa, John Philip. (1854-1932) Signed Photograph with Autograph Musical Quotation from \"Diplomat\"","description":"\u003cp\u003ePostcard photograph signed vertically in fountain pen, with \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003ethe great American military bandleader adding a two bar \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eAMQS dated \"1905,\"  two measures on one staff identified by his autograph caption, \"The Diplomat.\"  Some light wrinkling and staining in lower third, much less pronounced in person than in the shown scan. 3.5 x 5.4 inches; 9 x 13.5 cm. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eSousa composed \u003ci\u003eThe Diplomat \u003c\/i\u003ein 1904.  \"I remember that one of my best marches, from the standpoint of lasting popularity, was written with the best tenderloin I ever had tasted for an inspiration. The march was 'The Diplomat' and the city was Mitchell, South Dakota, and mentally at least, I dedicated the march to the unseen cook who prepared that tenderloin.\" Paul E. Bierley, \u003cem\u003eThe Works of John Philip Sousa\u003c\/em\u003e (Westerville, Ohio: Integrity Press, 1984), p. 43.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093796769951,"sku":"21915","price":600.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Sousa_2C_John_Philip_Signed_Photograph_with_Autograph_Musical_Quotation_from_Diplomat_21915a.jpg?v=1722190424","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/21915-sousa-john-philip-signed-photograph-with-autograph-musical-quotation-from-diplomat","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}