“My Blue Heaven”
Object Details
- composer
- Donaldson, Walter
- lyricist
- Whiting, George
- depicted
- Fisher, Mark
- publisher
- Leo Feist, Inc.
- Description
- This sheet music is for the song “My Blue Heaven.” The lyrics were written by George Whiting and the music was composed by Walter Donaldson. The music was published by Leo Feist Inc. of New York, New York in 1927. The cover features an illustration of a beach house, with a man showing a woman all the stars in the blue night sky that also features a large orange moon that is reflected in the water. There is a photo of Mark Fisher in the center of the orange moon, who is called “Chicago’s Favorite.”
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of Janice Plowman
- publishing date
- 1927
- ID Number
- 1982.0736.09
- accession number
- 1982.0736
- catalog number
- 1982.0736.09
- Object Name
- sheet music
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- ink (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 12 in x 9 in; 30.48 cm x 22.86 cm
- place made
- United States: New York, New York
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
- Popular Entertainment
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Sheet Music
- National Museum of American History
- general subject association
- Popular Culture
- Record ID
- nmah_1198646
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-6200-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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