Object Details
- lyricist
- Lewis, Sam M.
- Young, Joe
- composer
- Jerome, Maurice Kraus
- publisher
- Waterson, Berlin & Snyder Co.
- Description
This sheet music is for the song “Just a Baby's Prayer at Twilight (for Her Daddy Over There).” The song was written by Sam M. Lewis and Joe Young, and the music was composed by M.K. Jerome. The sheet music was published by Waterson, Berlin and Snyder Co. of New York, New York in 1918. The cover features an illustration of a young girl kneeling on her bed in prayer, which is signed by Barbelle.
The cover art for this sheet music was made by American artist and designer Albert Wilfred Barbelle (1887-1957). With a prolific career spanning over forty years, Barbelle created cover art for sheet music and albums.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- publishing date
- 1918
- ID Number
- 1983.0313.07
- accession number
- 1983.0313
- catalog number
- 1983.0313.07
- Object Name
- sheet music
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- ink (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 13 1/2 in x 10 1/2 in; 34.29 cm x 26.67 cm
- place made
- United States: New York, New York
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
- Popular Entertainment
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Family & Social Life
- Religion
- Sheet Music
- National Museum of American History
- related event
- World War I
- Record ID
- nmah_670696
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-cf41-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
