“The Kinkajou”

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Description:

This sheet music is for the song “The Kinkajou,” that was composed by Harry Tierney and written by Joseph McCarthy. The music was published by Leo Feist Inc. of New York, New York in 1926. The book was written by Guy Bolton and Fred Thompson, and the musical starred Bebe Daniels and John Boles, and was an RKO Production. The cover is a deep red color featuring an illustration of a seductive looking woman wearing a wide brim hat with red tassels. The song is from Ziegfeld’s musical "Rio Rita" and the woman on the cover is the character of Rio Rita.

Publishing Date: 1926

Lyricist: McCarthy, JosephComposer: Tierney, HarryPublisher: Leo Feist, Inc.

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: New York, New York

See more items in: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment, Popular Entertainment, Music & Musical Instruments, Sheet Music

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Credit Line: Gift of Janice Plowman

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1982.0736.15Accession Number: 1982.0736Catalog Number: 1982.0736.15

Object Name: sheet music

Physical Description: paper (overall material)ink (overall material)Measurements: overall: 30.7 cm x 23.2 cm; 12 1/16 in x 9 1/8 in

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-eafc-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_668532

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