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Buttons and Bows

Song Sheet
1948 (published)
Artist/Maker
The Victoria Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher)
Place of origin
London (published)
England (printed)

Song-sheet for 'Buttons and Bows' from the Paramount film The Pale Face. The title page design incorporates photographs of the comedian Bob Hope and the actress Jane Russell, super-imposed onto the back of a horse-drawn waggon. Lettered with title, credits, score, lyrics and copyright details.

Object details

Categories
Printed Pages & Sheets
Entertainment & Leisure
Music
Object type
Song Sheet
TitleButtons and Bows
Materials and techniques
Offset lithographic print in orange and black
Paper
Printing Ink
Offset Lithography
Brief description
Song-sheet for 'Buttons and Bows' from the Paramount film 'The Pale Face'. Title page design featuring photographs of Bob Hope and Jane Russell. Offset lithagraphic print in orange and black. Published by The Victoria Music Publishing Co. Ltd., London, 1948.
Physical description
Song-sheet for 'Buttons and Bows' from the Paramount film The Pale Face. The title page design incorporates photographs of the comedian Bob Hope and the actress Jane Russell, super-imposed onto the back of a horse-drawn waggon. Lettered with title, credits, score, lyrics and copyright details.
Dimensions
  • Folded to height: 27.8cm
  • Folded to width: 21.4cm
Dimensions taken from: Summary Catalogue of British Posters to 1988 in the Victoria & Albert Museum in the Department of Design, Prints & Drawing. Emmett Publishing, 1990. 129 p. ISBN: 1 869934 12 1
Marks and inscriptions
  • Lettered with title, credits, score, lyrics and copyright details.
  • 'PARAMOUNT PRESENTS / THE PALEFACE / STARRING / BOB HOPE - JANE RUSSELL / COLOUR BY TECHNICOLOUR / A PARAMOUNT PICTURE / THE VICTORIA MUSIC PUBLISHING CO. LTD. / 14, ST. GEORGE ST, LONDON, W.1 / FAMOUS MUSIC CORP. NEW YORK / 1/- MADE IN ENGLAND' (Lettered.)
Credit line
Given by Kevin Edge
Historical context
This is an example of the many mass-produced sheets capitalising on the continued importance of films which had been popular as song vehicles since the arrival of sound pictures in the 1920s. Hollywood realised the potential of the new medium and in that first decade bought-up many of the pioneering Tin Pan Alley firms like that of Leo Feist which went to MGM.
Subjects depicted
Music
Actor
Actress
Waggon
Concertina
Comedian
Hope, Bob
Russell, Jane
Bibliographic reference
Edge, Kevin. The Art of Selling Songs: Graphics for the Music Business 1690-1990. London. 1991. p.40.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.1747-1990

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Record createdFebruary 23, 2009
Record URL
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