"You Call It Madness But I Call It Love": Museum Object and Cultural History
"You Call It Madness But I Call It Love": date made: 1931. composer: Conrad, Con. recording artist: Columbo, Russ.
The object in the museum catalogue
This sheet music is for the song "You Call It Madness but I Call It Love," by Con Conrad, Gladys DuBois, Russ Columbo and Paul Gregory. It was published by Harms, Inc. in New York, New York in 1931. The cover features an image of American singer, songwriter, actor and violinist Russ Columbo (1908-1934), who “successfully introduced this song.”
Materials, dates and provenance
- date made: 1931
- composer: Conrad, Con
- recording artist: Columbo, Russ
- Object Name: sheet music
- Physical Description: paper (overall material)
- Physical Description: ink (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 11 3/4 in x 9 1/4 in; 29.845 cm x 23.495 cm
- place made: United States: New York, New York City
- ID Number: 2016.3175.12
- nonaccession number: 2016.3175
- catalog number: 2016.3175.12
- Credit Line: Gift of Ryan Lintelman
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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