HIAWATHA'S MELODY OF LOVE

Object/Artifact

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

"HIAWATHA'S MELODY OF LOVE"

Entry/Object ID

2001.93.1.1

Description

Color: Black; Blue; Brown; Green; White Sheet music entitled, "Hiawatha's Melody of Love," with lyrics by Alfred Bryan and Artie Mehlinger, and music by Geo. W. Meyer, published by Jerome H. Remick & Co., 1920. The artifact has the title in black at the top of the front, and written in black to the right of this is, "Dorothy Talley." At the center is a color drawing of a woman in a white hat and dress. In the background are trees and a lake. At the bottom left is, "SPECIALLY POSED by / MISS GRACE NELSON," and the name of the artist who is Frederick Mannino. At the bottom right are the names of the composers and the name and location of the publisher. On the back in blue ink is part of the score for a song entitled "In Gay Havana," with lyrics by Gus Kahn and music by Walter Blaufuss. With light abrasions; small creases at the corners; a torn corner at the back bottom left; and some soiling, the object is in good condition overall.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Music, Sheet

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Composition, Musical

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Literary Works

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Three-dimensional, Sheet music, Jerome H. Remick & Co., Music--20th Century, Popular music--United States