Tatum Artifacts To Be Donated to The Jazz Museum in Harlem

Art Tatum’s widow, Geraldine, recently became ill and by necessity, she is putting their L.A. home up for sale. Zenph Studios arranged to pack, transport and store a number of Tatum artifacts from the house, including: Art’s prized Steinway B grand piano, a number of touring trunks filled with clothes, and a locked piano bench filled with personal papers and sheet music.

The “Tatum musical artifacts” will be donated to The National Jazz Museum in Harlem and included in a forthcoming exhibit featuring legendary jazz greats.

The ceremony of the donation took place after the Apollo Theater show on the afternoon of June 22, 2008.