"Let a Smile Be Your Umbrella (On a Rainy Day)"
"Let a Smile Be Your Umbrella (On a Rainy Day)"
- Description
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This sheet music is for the song “Let A Smile Be Your Umbrella (On a Rainy Day),” with words by Irving Kahal and Francis Wheeler and music by Sammy Fair. It was published by Waterson, Berlin and Snyder Co. in New York, New York in 1927. The cover features an inset image of Arthur Gutou feature organist of the Michigan Theatre in Detroit, Michigan.
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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.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- sheet music
- publishing date
- 1927
- publisher
- Waterson, Berlin & Snyder Co.
- place made
- United States: Kentucky, 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
- 1985.0238.03
- accession number
- 1985.0238
- catalog number
- 1985.0238.03
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Popular Entertainment
- Sheet Music
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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