Name/Title
FOLK SONGS OF NEW YORKEntry/Object ID
L.2008.78 a-bDescription
Sheet music comprised of two bound, one insert paper sheets; dark pink title page with green print has a shield TL with text: "THE / STATES / OF / OUR / NATION" superimposed on a banner with text: "A FOLK SONG SERIES"; CR is a white silhouette image of the United States with New York state highlighted in green with green rays extending down to an outline map of New York state BC; at the western end of the map is an image of a woman in a formal ruffled dress holding a bouquet; on the eastern side of the map is an image of a man seen from the back, holding the tiller of a barge; text at top, below shield and banner: "by / Bernard Whitefield / NEW YORK / No. 3862"; text in NY map outline: "FOLK SONGS / OF NEW YORK / "I Wish I Was a Bird" / "Erie Canal" / "Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier""; text at bottom of page: "CENTURY MUSIC PUBLISHING CO." "47 WEST 63rd. ST., NEW YORK 23, N. Y."; logo in BC of an oval with a large C enclosing the words: "CENTURY / CERTIFIED / EDITION" atop a rectangle enclosing the text: "SHEET MUSIC"; second page has text; third and fourth pages have six staff lines of music and lyrics each with text above and below; fifth page has five staff lines of music and lyrics with text above and below; sixth page is an advertisement with samples of various types of music.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Bernard WhitefieldAttribution
ComposerManufacturer
Century Music Publishing CompanyDate made
1948Other Names and Numbers
Other Number
Racette list # 78Dimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
12-1/8 inWidth
9 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 12 1/8 x 9 in. (30.8 x 22.9 cm)General Notes
Note Type
StorageNoteNote
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 24ENote Type
DepartmentNote
Curatorial