“My Man”
“My Man”
- Description
- This sheet music is for the song “My Man (Mon Homme).” The lyrics were written by A. Willemetz and Jacques Charles, and the music was composed by Maurice Yvain. The English lyrics were by Channing Pollock. The sheet music was published by Leo Feist Inc. of New York, New York in the 1920s. In Europe the music was published by Francis Salabert of Paris, France. The cream and orange colored cover features an inset photograph of Fannie Brice on the left. There is an illustration on the right of a silhouette of a woman leaning against a lamppost. This song was Brice’s signature tune.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- sheet music
- Object Type
- Sheet Music
- publishing date
- 1920
- depicted; performer
- Brice, Fanny
- publisher
- Leo Feist, Inc.
- place made
- United States: New York, New York
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- ink (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 12 1/4 in x 9 1/4 in; 31.115 cm x 23.495 cm
- ID Number
- 1982.0736.18
- accession number
- 1982.0736
- catalog number
- 1982.0736.18
- Credit Line
- Gift of Janice Plowman
- subject
- Musical Theater
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
- Popular Entertainment
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Sheet Music
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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