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"God Bless America"
Object Details
- Description
- This sheet music is for the song “God Bless America,” written and composed by Irving Berlin, and published by Irving Berlin, Inc in 1938. Irving Berlin (1888–1989) wrote the song in 1918, at the end of World War I. In 1938, with war again approaching, Berlin revised the work as a “peace song.” Kate Smith’s recording of the updated “God Bless America” became the number three hit in 1939.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- publishing date
- 1939
- ID Number
- 1983.0320.07
- accession number
- 1983.0320
- catalog number
- 1983.0320.07
- composer; lyricist
- Berlin, Irving
- publisher
- Irving Berlin, Inc.
- Object Name
- sheet music
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- 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
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- Popular Entertainment
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Religion
- 1939 exhibit
- Sheet Music
- Subject
- Church and State
- related event
- World War I
- Record ID
- nmah_670715
- Usage
- CC0
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