Things That Were Made for Love: The Songsheet Art of Sydney Leff 1924-1932

by Robert Deis

Until shortly after World War II, the sale of sheet music was the primary measure of a song's success; most composers earned more from printed music sheets than from records. The most popular songs sold literally millions of copies, and colorful covers attracted customers almost as powerfully as the songs themselves inside. Artists like Sydney Leff, who created those covers, made that happen. They were the truly unsung artists of Tin Pan Alley.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1943444323
• ISBN13: 9781943444328
• Release Date: May 2022
• Publisher: New Texture
• Length: 180 Pages
• Weight: 1.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.5" x 11.0"