I'M THE GUY THAT PAID THE RENT FOR MRS. RIP VAN WINKLE
Entry/Object ID
L.2008.93 a-b
Description
Sheet music comprised of two bound, one insert paper sheets; orange title page image of cartoon-like figures of a man in ragged clothes and a long beard [Rip Van Winkle] holding a stick and talking to a man in a checked suit and bowler hat who is smoking a cigar and looking out over the river; text above image in a dialogue balloon: "I'M THE GUY THAT PAID THE / RENT FOR MRS. RIP VAN WINKLE"; text TR: "By GEO. FAIRMAN / Writer of / "SWANEE ROSE" / "SAILOR BOY" / "WAY DOWN SOUTH"; text in a dialogue balloon over Rip Van Winkle's head: "IZZ-ZAT / ZO?"; text in white box BC: "PUBLISHED BY / GEO. FAIRMAN / 145 WEST 45 ST. / NEW YORK."; second page is an advertisement for a piece of music; third page has four staff lines of music and lyrics with text above and below; fourth and fifth pages have four staff lines of music and lyrics each; sixth page is an advertisement for another piece of music.
Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
George Fairman
Attribution
Composer
Manufacturer
George Fairman
Date made
1914
Other Names and Numbers
Other Number
Racette list # 93
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Height
13-3/4 in
Width
10-5/8 in
Dimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 13 3/4 x 10 5/8 in. (34.9 x 27 cm)
Material
Paper, ink
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Rip Van Winkle
Notes
Subject
General Notes
Note Type
StorageNote
Note
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 24E