“My Man”

Description:

This sheet music is for the song “My Man (Mon Homme).” The lyrics were written by A. Willemetz and Jacques Charles, and the music was composed by Maurice Yvain. The English lyrics were by Channing Pollock. The sheet music was published by Leo Feist Inc. of New York, New York in the 1920s. In Europe the music was published by Francis Salabert of Paris, France. The cream and orange colored cover features an inset photograph of Fannie Brice on the left. There is an illustration on the right of a silhouette of a woman leaning against a lamppost. This song was Brice’s signature tune.

Publishing Date: 1920

Depicted; Performer: Brice, FannyPublisher: Leo Feist, Inc.

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: New York, New York

Web Subject: Musical Theater

Subject:

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: 1982.0736.18Accession Number: 1982.0736Catalog Number: 1982.0736.18

Object Name: sheet musicObject Type: Sheet Music

Physical Description: paper (overall material)ink (overall material)Measurements: overall: 12 1/4 in x 9 1/4 in; 31.115 cm x 23.495 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-80e1-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_739095

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