“A Sailboat in the Moonlight”: Museum Object and Cultural History
“A Sailboat in the Moonlight”: publishing date: 1937. composer: Lombardo, Carmen. composer: Loeb, John Jacob.
The object in the museum catalogue
This sheet music for the song "A Sailboat in the Moonlight" was written and composed by Carmen Lombardo and John Jacob Loeb. The song was published by the Crawford Music Corp. of New York, New York in 1937. The cover features an inset picture of Kate Smith, who featured the song. The cover features an illustration of sailboat in a green sea under a dark blue sky, floating in the reflection of the moonlight.
Materials, dates and provenance
- publishing date: 1937
- composer: Lombardo, Carmen
- composer: Loeb, John Jacob
- depicted; performing artist: Smith, Kate
- publisher: Crawford Music Corporation
- 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
- ID Number: 1982.0439.48
- accession number: 1982.0439
- catalog number: 1982.0439.48
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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