Name/Title
MANHATTAN TOWEREntry/Object ID
L.2008.83Description
Sheet music: bound book; cover with small color lithographs of NYC scenes and text; white, red and yellow text with a yellow line above and a blue line below on black background above images: "VOCAL SELECTIONS FROM / Gordon Jenkins' / MANHATTAN TOWER"; text interspersed with images: "It was raining the first time I saw my tower... / ...the key I turned in the lock was / Aladdin's lamp / I saw it painted against the sky / ...I knew that at last / I had found contentment / ...and looked at my beloved town. /The sound of traffic... ...conducted by the Statue of Liberty ...Downtown / ...Harlem ...Broadway ...Times Square"; inside back cover has text: "Foreword"; pages numbered one through forty have staff lines of music and lyrics and text; inside back cover is blank; back cover is similar to front with small color lithograph images of NYC scenes and text.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Gordon JenkinsAttribution
ComposerManufacturer
Leeds Music CorporationDate made
1964Other Names and Numbers
Other Number
Racette list # 83Dimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
12 inWidth
9 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 12 x 9 in. (30.5 x 22.9 cm)General Notes
Note Type
StorageNoteNote
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 24ENote Type
DepartmentNote
Curatorial