{"title":"Starmer, William A.","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe brothers \u003cstrong\u003eWilliam Austin Starmer (1872-1955)\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eFrederick Waite Starmer (1878-1962)\u003c\/strong\u003e were noted sheet music cover artists born in Leeds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Starmer\" is a household name to collectors of sheet music and appears on innumerable covers dating from the early 1900s to the 1940s. Their work was of consistently high quality and they were turning out nearly a quarter of all large-format covers from the late 1890s to around 1919. The identity of the artists was unknown until an invoice was discovered from William A. Starmer to the Jerome Remick Music Company, with a printed heading describing Starmer as an artist and medical draughtsman.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey were sons of James Starmer, a shoemaker, married to Ann E. and living at 26 Woodsley Grove in Leeds. The couple had 3 sons and were still living at the same address with the 1891 census, with William recorded as a litho-artist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWilliam Starmer arrived in North America in 1898, with Frederick following two years later. William made a return trip to England in June 1900 to marry Julitta M. Dawson, with the entire family, parents James and Ann, and William and Julitta, arriving from Liverpool on 10 June 1904 aboard the Carpathia. William and Frederick made frequent visits to England until 1924, when they became naturalised. The 1910 U.S. Census lists the family as living in Long Island, William being noted as a commercial artist and Frederick an illustrator. William and Julitta had a son named William J. in 1907, who is not reflected in the census. The 1920 census records the two brothers on West 91st Street with Julitta, who died shortly after on 26 February 1922.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 1930 census records William Starmer as having, in 1925, taken a new wife, Edith Mary, born 1871, an Englishwoman who came to North America with her family in 1877. William and Edith were living at 2734 8th Street in Queens, and later, in the 1930s, at 27-34 8th Street, Astoria, Long Island.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrederick Starmer appears to have returned to the UK in 1925, where he later died in 1962.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"starmer-william-austin-1872-1955-be-my-little-baby-bumble-bee-sheet-music-1913","title":"Starmer, William Austin (1872-1955) - Be My Little Baby Bumble Bee Sheet Music 1913","description":"\u003cp\u003eSheet music cover by Anglo-American artist William Austin Starmer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis download consists of 1 image in JPEG format that is 600dpi and 4067 pixels wide by 5208 pixels tall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe picture is out of copyright and in the public domain, so you are free to use it in whatever way you'd like, including commercial use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRead more about \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/publicdomainimagelibrary.com\/collections\/starmer-william-a\" title=\"William Starmer\"\u003eWilliam Starmer\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Digital Download - 1 image","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":61151959089482,"sku":null,"price":0.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0776\/7965\/7290\/files\/Starmer_WilliamAustin_1872-1955_-BeMyLittleBabyBumbleBeeSheetMusic1913_main.jpg?v=1771629488"},{"product_id":"starmer-william-austin-1872-1955-moving-day-in-jungle-town-sheet-music-1909","title":"Starmer, William Austin (1872-1955) - Moving Day in Jungle Town Sheet Music 1909","description":"\u003cp\u003eSheet music cover by Anglo-American artist William Austin Starmer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis download consists of 1 image in JPEG format that is 600dpi and 4088 pixels wide by 5200 pixels tall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe picture is out of copyright and in the public domain, so you are free to use it in whatever way you'd like, including commercial use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRead more about \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/publicdomainimagelibrary.com\/collections\/starmer-william-a\" title=\"William Starmer\"\u003eWilliam Starmer\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Digital Download - 1 image","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":61152068698442,"sku":null,"price":0.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0776\/7965\/7290\/files\/Starmer_WilliamAustin_1872-1955_-MovingDayinJungleTownSheetMusic1909_main.jpg?v=1771629489"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0776\/7965\/7290\/collections\/Starmer_William_Austin_1872-1955-7884002.jpg?v=1771629401","url":"https:\/\/www.publicdomainimagelibrary.com\/collections\/starmer-william-a.oembed","provider":"Public Domain Image Library","version":"1.0","type":"link"}