Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
Title | Laszlo Krausz portraits of musicians, 1947-1971 |
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Span Dates | 1947-1971 |
Call no. | ML31.K694 |
Creator | Krausz, Laszlo |
Extent | 23 items |
Extent | 2 containers |
Extent | 2.5 linear feet |
Language | Collection material in English |
Location | Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/eadmus.mu019001 |
LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/2018563092 |
Summary | Laszlo Krausz was a Hungarian-American violinist, conductor, and artist. A former member of the Cleveland Orchestra, Krausz transitioned into a distinguished career in painting, often focusing on Jewish and Israeli subjects while studying and teaching art at leading institutions in the Cleveland area. The collection consists largely of Krausz's ink and charcoal portraits of notable musicians, each signed by the subject, including Yehudi Menuhin, Arthur Rubinstein, Gunther Schuller, Igor Stravinsky, and many others. |