“So Am I”
“So Am I”
- Description (Brief)
- This sheet music is for the song “So Am I,” from the musical “Lady Be Good.” The lyrics to the song were written by Ira Gershwin, and the music was written by George Gershwin. The music was published by Harms, Inc. in 1924. The cover features a purple and blue design, with an illustration of two butterflies flying around the central purple circle. “Lady Be Good” was the first collaboration of the Gershwin Brothers.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- sheet music
- Object Type
- Sheet Music
- sheet music
- date made
- 1924
- composer
- Gershwin, George
- lyricist
- Gershwin, Ira
- publisher
- Harms, 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
- 1983.0313.02
- accession number
- 1983.0313
- catalog number
- 1983.0313.02
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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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