OUT OF A CITY OF SIX MILLION PEOPLE (WHY DID YOU PICK ON ME?)
Entry/Object ID
L.2008.39 a-b
Description
Sheet music comprised of two bound, one insert paper sheets; title page with city skyline silhouetted against a dark green sky with red cloud-like streaks; on the left, a woman in a pink and white dress wearing a black hat and is facing, on the right, a monocled man with a cigarette in his mouth and wearing spats, black and white checked pants, a tailcoat and a top hat and holding a walking stick; text superimposed on image: "OUT OF A CITY OF SIX MILLION PEOPLE / WHY DID YOU PICK ON ME?"; 'Why did you pick on me?' is set in a bubble emanating from the woman's mouth; text at bottom of page on left: "LeTakis / 48"; in center "BY / CHAS. McCARRON / AND / NAT VINCENT / BROADWAY MUSIC CORPORATION / WILL VON-TILZER PRESIDENT / 145 WEST- 45TH ST. NEW YORK"; second page has three staff lines of music and lyrics with text above and below; pages three, four and five have four staff lines of music and lyrics each; the back cover, printed in orange and green is an advertisement for the Pigeon Walk Fox Trot; text and three sample staff lines of music are framed with a border of orange scrolling ribbons and white pigeons.
Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Nat Vincent
Attribution
Composer
Manufacturer
Broadway Music Corporation
Date made
1915
Other Names and Numbers
Other Number
Racette list # 39
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Height
13-1/4 in
Width
10-3/8 in
Dimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 13 1/4 x 10 3/8 in. (33.7 x 26.4 cm)
Material
Paper, ink
Condition
Notes
Remarks: Slight discoloration and tears on page edges throughout.
General Notes
Note Type
StorageNote
Note
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 24E