1920s Sheet Music "From One Till Two"
1920s Sheet Music "From One Till Two" is a vintage Sheet Music Covers artifact by Jack Nelson Music Co. / Waterson, Berlin & Snyder Co. from 1920, preserved in The Record Institute Ephemera Archive.
Category: Sheet Music Covers
Brand: Jack Nelson Music Co. / Waterson, Berlin & Snyder Co.
Year: 1920
Rarity Class: B
A mesmerizing artifact of the Jazz Age, this sheet music cover marries strict Art Deco geometry with the romantic yearning of early 20th-century Tin Pan Alley. Illustrated by the prolific commercial artist Barbelle, it stands as a testament to the era's sophisticated graphic design and the music industry's power to capture the modern urban imagination.
Quick Read
Origin: Published in the 1920s by Jack Nelson Music Co. (209 West 48th St., NY) and distributed by the legendary Waterson, Berlin & Snyder Co., placing it at the epicenter of Tin Pan Alley. Subject: Features a quintessential 1920s "flapper" with bobbed hair and Art Deco earrings, positioned centrally within a clock face pointing to "One Till Two." Artist: Illustrated by Albert Wilfred Barbelle, on
Summary
A mesmerizing artifact of the Jazz Age, this sheet music cover marries strict Art Deco geometry with the romantic yearning of early 20th-century Tin Pan Alley. Illustrated by the prolific commercial artist Barbelle, it stands as a testament to the era's sophisticated graphic design and the music industry's power to capture the modern urban imagination.
