"That's How I Need You": Museum Object and Cultural History
"That's How I Need You": publishing date: 1912. depicted (sitter): Carus, Emma. publisher: Leo Feist, Inc..

The object in the museum catalogue
This sheet music is for the song, “That’s How I Need You,” with words by Joe McCarthy and music by Al Piantadosi. It was published by Leo Feist, Inc. in New York, New York in 1912. There is a portrait of American contralto Emma Carus (1879-1927) on the cover.
Materials, dates and provenance
- publishing date: 1912
- depicted (sitter): Carus, Emma
- publisher: Leo Feist, Inc.
- Object Name: sheet music
- Physical Description: paper (overall material)
- Physical Description: ink (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 14 in x 10 1/2 in; 35.56 cm x 26.67 cm
- place made: United States: New York, New York
- ID Number: 1988.0538.11
- accession number: 1988.0538
- catalog number: 1988.0538.00011
- Credit Line: Gift of Susan Ostroff
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
Sources and reuse
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