“Easter Parade”: Museum Object and Cultural History
“Easter Parade”: date made: 1933. composer: Berlin, Irving. publisher: Irving Berlin, Inc..
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This sheet music is for the song “Easter Parade” from the revue show As Thousands Cheer. Irving Berlin wrote the lyrics and composed the music to the song. Irving Berlin Inc. of New York City published this sheet music in 1933.The bright red cover has a bottom silhouette illustration of people jubilantly marching in the Easter parade.
Materials, dates and provenance
- date made: 1933
- composer: Berlin, Irving
- publisher: Irving Berlin, Inc.
- Object Name: sheet music
- Physical Description: paper (overall material)
- Physical Description: ink (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 12 in x 9 in; 30.48 cm x 22.86 cm
- place made: United States: New York, New York
- Subject: Holidays and Celebrations, general
- Subject: Easter
- Subject: Christianity
- Subject: Motion Pictures
- ID Number: 1983.0424.144
- accession number: 1983.0424
- catalog number: 1983.0424.144
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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