Object Details
composer; lyricist
Berlin, Irving
publisher
Irving Berlin, Inc.
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
publishing date
1939
ID Number
1983.0320.07
accession number
1983.0320
catalog number
1983.0320.07
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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Data Source
National Museum of American History
Subject
Church and State
related event
World War I
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_670715