“So Am I”
date: label: publishing date
content: 1924
name: label: composer
content: Gershwin, George
label: lyricist
content: Gershwin, Ira
label: publisher
content: Harms, Inc.
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This sheet music is for the song “So Am I,” with lyrics by Ira Gershwin and the music by George Gershwin. The music was published by Harms, Inc. in New York, New York in1924. The cover features a purple and blue design, with an illustration of two butterflies flying around the central purple circle.</p>
label: Description
content: <p>”So Am I” was featured in the Broadway musical <i>Lady, Be Good,</i> with music by George Gershwin, lyrics by Ira Gershwin, and story written by Guy Bolten and Fred Thompson. <i>Lady Be Good</i> opened on Broadway at the Liberty Theatre on December 1, 1924, with a run of 330 performances. This was the first Broadway collaboration for Ira and George Gershwin.</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: Popular Entertainment
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
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content: Sheet Music
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1983.0313.02
label: accession number
content: 1983.0313
label: catalog number
content: 1983.0313.02
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 in x 9 in; 30.48 cm x 22.86 cm