Name/Title
ADIRONDACK SKETCHESEntry/Object ID
L.2008.51Description
Sheet music comprised of fourteen bound paper sheets; ocher colored title cover with lithograph image of lake and trees; letters of title and composer's name are made up of twigs; text above image: "ADIRONDACK / SKETCHES / For Piano"; text below image: "by / EASTWOOD LANE"; followed by text set in frame of twigs: "FISCHER / EDITION / No.5080"; text beneath frame: "$1.25 / J. FISCHER & BRO. .. NEW YORK / 119 WEST FORTIETH STREET / 3, NEW STREET, BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND / PRINTED IN U.S.A."; back of title page, page two, is blank; page three has text: "To My Aunt / ELLA EASTWOOD WOOD / ADIRONDACK / SKETCHES / A Suite for Piano / 1. The Old Guide's Story / 2. The Legend of Lonesome Lake / 3. Down Stream / 4. The Land of the Loon (A Camp Fire Story) / 5. A Dirge for Jo Indian / 6. Lumber-Jack Dance / By / EASTWOOD LANE / $1.25 net / J. FISCHER & BRO., NEW YORK / 119 West 40th Street / 3, New Street, Birmingham, England / PRINTED IN U.S.A.; page four is and index of the compositions with descriptions of each piece; the fifth page (numbered 3) through the twenty-fourth page (numbered 22) each have four or five staff lines of music; the twenty-fifth page is blank, the twenty-sixth page is an advertisement for other pieces of music; the inside back cover (the twenty-seventh page) is blank; the back cover is an advertisement for "The Enchanted Dancer" and other compositions set within a rectangular scroll-work frame.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Eastwood LaneAttribution
ComposerManufacturer
J. Fischer & Bro.Date made
1922Other Names and Numbers
Other Number
Racette list # 51Dimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
12-1/4 inWidth
9-1/4 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 12 1/4 x 9 1/4 in. (31.1 x 23.5 cm)Condition
Notes
Remarks: Slight discoloration along edges throughout and on title cover.General Notes
Note Type
StorageNoteNote
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 24ENote Type
DepartmentNote
Curatorial