"Old Glory": Museum Object and Cultural History
"Old Glory": publishing date: 1914. publisher: Kurt P. Hirsekorn. Object Name: sheet music.
The object in the museum catalogue
This sheet music is for the song “Old Glory,” with words and music by Kurt P. Hirsekorn. It was published by Kurt P. Hirsekorn in Brooklyn, New York in 1914.
The cover art for this sheet music was made by American artist and designer Albert Wilfred Barbelle (1887-1957). With a prolific career spanning over forty years, Barbelle created numerous works of cover art for sheet music and albums.
Materials, dates and provenance
- publishing date: 1914
- publisher: Kurt P. Hirsekorn
- Object Name: sheet music
- Physical Description: paper (overall material)
- Physical Description: ink (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 11 1/2 in x 8 1/2 in; 29.21 cm x 21.59 cm
- place made: United States: New York, Brooklyn
- ID Number: 1986.0021.25
- accession number: 1986.0021
- catalog number: 1986.0021.25
- Credit Line: Gift of Ruth Mildred Hunter
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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