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George and Ira Gershwin collection, 1895-2008

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Iconography, 1894-1991 (continued)
Photographs (continued)
BOX-FOLDER 108/11 David Alfaro Siquieros: Picture of "George in a Concert Hall"
BOX-FOLDER 137/6 Song of the Flame (film), 1930
L: Bernice Claire; R: Alexander Gray
BOX-FOLDER 108/24 Strike Up the Band, 1930
L: Bobby Clark; R: Paul McCullough
Note : Inscribed to Doris Carson from Bobby Clark
BOX-FOLDER 139/18 Strike Up the Band, 1930
Four contact sheets
Note: Includes typescript identification list; [3] p.
BOX-FOLDER 108/25 Lillian Taz, 1952 September 14
Inscribed to R.W. Tirana
BOX-FOLDER 108/5 Envelope from photographs by Carl Van Vechten
Paintings and drawings
The paintings and drawings are arranged alphabetically by artist, and then by subject.
BOX-FOLDER 108/26 ASCAP: George Gershwin
Reproduced pencil drawing
Note : One of a series of portraits of musicians distributed by ASCAP
BOX 145 Botkin, Henry: Another room at 1019 N. Roxbury, 1937 June
Watercolor
BOX 145 Botkin, Henry: Folly Beach, South Carolina, 1934
Watercolor
Note : Exterior of cottage
BOX 145 Botkin, Henry: Folly Beach, South Carolina, 1934
Watercolor
Note : Interior of cottage showing George at piano
BOX-FOLDER 133/1 Ettinger, Churchill: George Gershwin
Charcoal drawing
MAPCASE FOLDER 1 Gershwin, George: Henry Botkin, 1929 May
Charcoal drawing
Gershwin Gallery Gershwin, George: Self portrait, 1936
Oil painting
BOX-FOLDER 141/38 Gershwin, George: Self portrait, undated
Pencil sketch
Note: Includes GG signature from canceled check; deframed
BOX 144 Gershwin, George: Frances Gershwin Godowsky, late 1920s
Ink drawing
BOX-FOLDER 141/39 Gershwin, George: Leonore Strunsky Gershwin?, undated
Pencil sketch
Gershwin Gallery Gershwin, George: Jerome Kern, 1937
Oil painting
Framed Gershwin, George: Charles Martin Loeffler
Pencil drawing
BOX-FOLDER 108/28 Gershwin, George: The Merry Musician, vol. 1, no. 1
Holograph manuscript; [2] p.
BOX-FOLDER 133/5 Gershwin, George: Gregor Piatigorsky, 1931
Ink drawing
BOX-FOLDER 108/29 Gershwin, George: Aileen Pringle, 1931 January 26
Pencil drawing
Framed Gershwin, George: Arnold Schoenberg
Oil painting
BOX-FOLDER 144/12 Gershwin, George: Unknown, undated
Pencil portrait
Gershwin Gallery Gershwin, Ira: Self portrait, 1932
Oil painting
BOX-FOLDER 108/31 Porgy and Bess set design
Two photo reproductions of sketches
BOX 109, 132-134, 139, 143-145 MAPCASE FOLDER 2-7 Publicity Materials, 1925-1984
The publicity materials are organized alphabetically by subject matter.
BOX-FOLDER 132/19 An American in Paris
Poster, modern reproduction
BOX-FOLDER 139/22 Concerto in F
Poster
BOX-FOLDER 132/20 Delicious
Poster, modern reproduction
BOX-FOLDER 133/3 Festival di Gershwin, Venice
Poster
BOX-FOLDER 132/21 King of Jazz
Poster, modern reproduction
BOX-FOLDER 109/1 Lady in the Dark , 1943 June 22
Review by Bill Grady
BOX-FOLDER 145/2 Lucky Strike advertisement, 1929
BOX-FOLDER 144/11 Rhapsody in Blue: Hazel Scott, 1945
Film still
BOX-FOLDER 109/2 Porgy (play), 1927
Press packet
Porgy and Bess
Crawford production
BOX-FOLDER 109/3 Flyers, 1942
BOX-FOLDER 109/4 Postcard advertisement, 1942
Davis-Breen production (International tour)
BOX-FOLDER 109/16 Articles, 1942, 1955
BOX-FOLDER 109/5, 145/3 Clippings, 1952-1956
BOX-FOLDER 109/6 Flyer-tour, 1952-1955
BOX-FOLDER 109/15 Flyers, 1952-1955
BOX-FOLDER 134/1 Flyers, notices, 1952-1955
BOX-FOLDER 109/7 Overseas exhibit checklist, 1955 ?
BOX-FOLDER 109/8 Porgy and Bess in the cold war, 1952
Posters
BOX-FOLDER 134/2 Empire, Paris, 27 September
MAPCASE FOLDER 2 Russia, 1956
BOX-FOLDER 134/3 State Opera of Berlin, 1952 September 11
BOX-FOLDER 132/22 Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Italy, 1955
MAPCASE FOLDER 3 Teatro la Fenice, 1954 September 11-25
MAPCASE FOLDER 4 Teatro Nuovo Quattro Fontane, Rome
BOX-FOLDER 134/4 Theatre Royal de la Monnaie, Brussels
BOX-FOLDER 134/5 Vienna (2), 1952 September 9 and 25
MAPCASE FOLDER 5 Vienna, 1952 September 6-14
MAPCASE FOLDER 6 Warsaw, 1956
MAPCASE FOLDER 7 Zagreb, 1954 December 11-13
BOX-FOLDER 134/6 Hallenstadion, Zurich (2), 1955 June
BOX-FOLDER 109/9 Press notices: Lausanne, Switzerland, 1955
BOX-FOLDER 109/10 Reviews, 1955-1956
BOX-FOLDER 133/2 Teatro Communale di Firenze, Florence, 1984
Poster
Theatre Guild production
BOX-FOLDER 109/11 Flyer, 1935
BOX-FOLDER 109/12 Souvenir booklet, 1935 ?
BOX-FOLDER 109/13 Porgy and Bess (film), 1958
Clippings
BOX-FOLDER 109/14 Tip Toes, 1925 November
Review by Lee Somers
BOX 110-111, 135-137, 139, 141 Programs, 1918-1988
The programs are organized alphabetically by subject matter and then chronologically.
BOX-FOLDER 110/1 An American in Paris (film), 1951 November
New York: Radio City Music Hall
Four copies
BOX-FOLDER 144/3 Louise Dresser recital in honor of Woodrow Wilson and party, 1918 March 4
B.F. Keith's Theatre
BOX-FOLDER 110/2 Eva Gauthier recital, 1923 November 1
New York: Aeolian Hall
BOX-FOLDER 110/3 An Experiment in Modern Music, 1924 February 12
New York: Aeolian Hall
Note : Premiere performance of Rhapsody in Blue
BOX-FOLDER 137/23 Funny Face, 1928 February 6
New York: Alvin Theatre
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