SONGS OF THE PATRIOT
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AMERICAN SHEET MUSIC FROM THE FIRST AND SECOND WORLD WARS
Songs of the Patriot takes viewers back in time to relive the American wartime homefront of both World Wars through lyrics and cover illustrations of popular songs and sheet music. The exhibit(s) explore how music publishers, songwriters, and cover artists rallied support for troops overseas. For example, publisher Leo Feist often used the back covers of sheet music for long patriotic messages declaring that “Music Will Help Win the War… A nation that sings can never be beaten…”
The exhibit(s) also explore the booming sheet music industry, early chromolithography and the significance of piano playing as a form of home entertainment.
WWI
1917. Starmer. 13.5 x 10.75 in.
"When the War is Over (And the Boys March Home Again)," 1918. Natwick. 13.75 x 10.75 in.
1918. Unknown. 13.75 x 10.25 in.
1917. Starmer. 13.5 x 10.75 in.
WWII
1942. Unsigned. 12 x 9 in.
1942. IM Ho. 12 x 9 in.
1944. Unsigned. 12 x 9.25 in.
1942. Unsigned. 12 x 9 in.
WWI and WWII Songs of the Patriot Installation: The Citadelle Art Foundation, Canadian, TX
Concept by Jon Long.
PREVIOUS INSTALLATIONS
Delta State University Archives and Museum, Cleveland, MS
Memphis Pink Palace Museum, Memphis, TN
Gallery at St. Mary's College, Morgana, CA
The Citadelle Art Foundation, Canadian, TX
Museum of the Pacific War, Fredericksburg, TX
October through November 2011
June through September 2013
February through April 2014
August through November 2014
February through July 2019
EXHIBIT SPECIFICATIONS
WWI CONTENT :
WWII CONTENT :
SECURITY REQUIREMENT :
SPACE REQUIREMENT :
50 framed vintage sheet music covers from World War I (1914 - 1919). Average framed size: 16 x 13".
50 framed vintage sheet music covers from World War II (1940 - 1945). Average framed size: 14 x 11".
Low
150 - 250 linear feet
WWI & WWII
CONTENT :
SECURITY REQUIREMENT :
SPACE REQUIREMENT :
100 framed vintage sheet music covers from World War I and World War II. Framed sizes range from 13 x 9" to 16 x 13".
Low
150 - 250 linear feet