"Selection"
date: label: publishing date
content: 1916
name: label: publisher
content: M. Witmark & Sons
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This sheet music is for the song, “Selection,” with music by Will R. Anderson and lyrics by Will B. Johnstone. It was published by M. Witmark & Sons. in New York, New York in 1919.</p>
label: Description
content: <p>”Selection” was featured in the musical, <i>Take It From Me,</i> with music by Will R. Anderson and book and lyrics by Will B. Johnstone. <i>Take It From Me</i> opened on Broadway at the 44th Street Theatre on March 31, 1919, moved to the Central Theatre on June 9, 1919, where it closed on June 21, 1919, for a total run of 96 performances.</p>
label: Description
content: <p>The cover art for this sheet music was made by American artist John Scott “Rolf” Armstrong (1889-1960). Armstrong began his career around 1911 as an illustrator for book covers and magazines. By 1919, he was creating cover art for sheet music and later created calendar art, portraits of Hollywood celebrities, and private commissions. Armstrong continued to paint up until his death.</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York, New York
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content: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
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content: Popular Entertainment
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content: Sheet Music
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Susan O. Ostroff
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1988.0693.19
label: accession number
content: 1988.0693
label: catalog number
content: 1988.0693.19
objectType: label: Object Name
content: sheet music
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: ink (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 12 1/8 in x 9 1/8 in; 30.7975 cm x 23.1775 cm