“My Blue Heaven”
“My Blue Heaven”
- Description (Brief)
- 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
- Object Name
- sheet music
- Object Type
- Sheet Music
- Date made
- 1927
- composer
- Donaldson, Walter
- lyricist
- Whiting, George
- depicted
- Fisher, Mark
- publisher
- Leo Feist, Inc.
- place made
- United States: New York, New York
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- ink (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 12 in x 9 in; 30.48 cm x 22.86 cm
- ID Number
- 1982.0736.09
- accession number
- 1982.0736
- catalog number
- 1982.0736.09
- Credit Line
- Gift of Janice Plowman
- subject
- Popular Culture
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- Cultural and Community Life: Entertainment
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Popular Entertainment
- Sheet Music
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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