“My Blue Heaven”

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.”

Publishing Date: 1927

Composer: Donaldson, WalterLyricist: Whiting, GeorgeDepicted: Fisher, MarkPublisher: Leo Feist, Inc.

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: New York, New York

General Subject Association: Popular Culture

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: 1982.0736.09Accession Number: 1982.0736Catalog 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

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-6200-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1198646

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