"Lonely Heart": Museum Object and Cultural History
"Lonely Heart": publishing date: 1936. Object Name: sheet music. Physical Description: paper (overall material).
The object in the museum catalogue
This sheet music is for the song “Lonely Heart,” with words and music by Irene Wicker. It was published by the Pillsbury Flour Mills Company in Chicago, Illinois, in 1936. This song was featured in the NBC radio soap opera Today’s Children, which aired from 1933 to 1950. The cover features an image of the cast for Eileen’s Wedding Party. The song was performed by the character, Eileen Moran.
Materials, dates and provenance
- publishing date: 1936
- Object Name: sheet music
- Physical Description: paper (overall material)
- Physical Description: ink (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 12 in x 9 1/2 in; 30.48 cm x 24.13 cm
- place made: United States: Illinois, Chicago
- ID Number: 1983.0830.24
- accession number: 1983.0830
- catalog number: 1983.0830.24
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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