"What'll I Do": Museum Object and Cultural History
"What'll I Do": publishing date: 1924. publisher: Irving Berlin, Inc.. Object Name: sheet music.
The object in the museum catalogue
This sheet music is for the song “What’ll I Do,” by Irving Berlin. It was published by Irving Berlin, Inc. in New York, New York in 1924.
The cover art for this sheet music was made by Rosenbaum Studios. The firm was founded by Morris Rosenbaum (1886-1953) in the early 1910s. There were several artists working for Rosenbaum Studios throughout the firm’s 27 years in operation. Variations of a rosebud/RS symbol were used to sign the artwork. Morris Rosenbaum was commissioned to create the logo for the newly formed film company MGM (Metro Goldwyn Mayer) in 1924.
Materials, dates and provenance
- publishing date: 1924
- publisher: Irving Berlin, Inc.
- Object Name: sheet music
- Physical Description: paper (overall material)
- Physical Description: ink (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 12 in x 9 1/4 in; 30.48 cm x 23.495 cm
- place made: United States: New York, New York
- ID Number: 1985.0403.18
- accession number: 1985.0403
- catalog number: 1985.0403.18
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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