Autographed publicity portrait of Rudolpf Ganz
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Title
Autographed publicity portrait of Rudolpf Ganz
Description
Head shot of composer , conductor and pianist Ganz , 3/4 profile , wearing suit and tie . Gelatin silver print , monochromatic . Inscribed "To Mrs . Cecil Frankel with sincere adminration , most cordially yours Rudolph Ganz , December 1931. " Also printed on the photo and the border of the photograph is the name , G . Maillard Kesslere B.P. , a photographer and painter based in Syracuse , New York .
Date
1931-12
Subject
Concerts--California--Los Angeles Photographs--Portraits Signatures (Writing) Publicity photographs Musicians Musicians--Autographs Pianists Conductors (Music) Men's clothing--United States--History--20th century
Subject - Name
Frankel, Bessie Bartlett, 1884-1959 Ganz, Rudolph, 1877-1972 Kesslere, G. Maillard, 1894-1979
Geographic Location
Los Angeles (United States)
Publisher - Original
G. Maillard Kesslere, B.P.
Publisher - Digital
Ella Strong Denison Library ; Claremont Colleges Digital Library
Notes
Swiss-born Ganz became head of piano studies at the Chicago Musical College in 1901. In 1923 he received the Légion d'honneur of France for his introduction of the works of Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel to American audiences, and in later years he performed and conducted pieces by Pierre Boulez, John Cage and Arthur Honegger. In 1931, he was guest conductor for the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra.
Language
eng
Source
Bessie Bartlett Frankel Collection, Box 9, Folder 14
Format - Original
Sepia tone photograph ; 8 x 10 inches
Collection
Bessie Bartlett Frankel Collection of Travel and Early Los Angeles Music - http://ccdl.libraries.claremont.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p15831coll2
Rights
For more information on copyright or permissions, please contact Ella Strong Denison Library at http://libraries.claremont.edu/denison.
Type
Image Text
Format - Digital
image/jp2
Object File Name
bbf00487.tif
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