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Description:

This sheet music is for the song, “Blue,” with lyrics by Grant Clarke and Edgar Leslie and music by Lou Handman. It was published by Stark and Cowan, Inc. in New York, New York in 1922. There is an inset image of American vaudevillians Jay and Milt Britton on the cover.

The cover art for this sheet music was made by American artist and designer Albert Wilfred Barbelle (1887-1957). With a prolific career spanning over forty years, Barbelle created numerous works of cover art for sheet music and albums.

Publishing Date: 1922

Publisher: Stark and Cowan, Inc.

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: New York, New York

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Credit Line: Gift of Susan Ostroff

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1987.0914.01Accession Number: 1987.0914Catalog Number: 1987.0914.01

Object Name: sheet music

Physical Description: paper (overall material)ink (overall material)Measurements: overall: 31 cm x 23.5 cm; 12 3/16 in x 9 1/4 in

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-5696-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1333542

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"Blue"