"Three Wonderful Letters from Home": Museum Object and Cultural History
"Three Wonderful Letters from Home": publishing date: 1918. publisher: Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.. Object Name: sheet music.
The object in the museum catalogue
This sheet music is for the song “Three Wonderful Letters from Home.” with words by Joe Goodwin and Ballard MacDonald and music by James F. Hanley. It was published by Shapiro, Bernstein & Co. in New York, New York in 1918. The cover of this popular World War I song depicts a mother, wife, and daughter writing letters with marching troops and a plane, ship, and tank in the background.
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: 1918
- publisher: Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., 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: 1985.0808.13
- accession number: 1985.0808
- catalog number: 1985.0808.13
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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