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Iconography, 1885-1992
(continued) |
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Photographs of SR Alone
(continued) |
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BOX-FOLDER 63/46 |
SR, head shot, passport-style photos |
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3 nearly identical photographs ; 6.3 x 6.3
cm. |
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Two of these are signed "S. Rachmaninoff," in
SR's hand. |
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BOX-FOLDER 63/47 |
SR seated at piano, legs crossed, facing
camera |
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11.6 x 8.6 cm. |
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BOX-FOLDER 63/48 |
SR seated, legs crossed, facing camera, left
hand on chin |
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13.9 x 8.3 cm. |
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Verso bears an inscription that reads "Study
for portrait in Steinway building." |
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BOX-FOLDER 63/49 |
SR seated in armchair, circa
1939
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5 prints: prints "A" and "B" ; 15.3 x 11.0 cm;
Print "C" ; 14.6 x 10.6 cm ; Print "D" ; 8.5 x 5.5 cm ; Print "E" is a
reproduced copy ; 14.4 x 10.1 cm ; on the recto is printed, in Russian, with
the date "1939" |
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BOX-FOLDER 63/50 |
SR at piano, in performance (at Carnegie
Hall?), hands at keyboard, taken from far end of piano, circa
1940
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Print ; 15.4 x 23.7 cm (20.9 x 26.5 cm with
mount) |
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BOX-FOLDER 63/51 |
SR at piano, in performance (at Carnegie
Hall?), right hand to forehead, taken from far end of piano, circa
1940
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2 original prints: print "A" ; 15.9 x 23.6 cm
(21.0 x 26.4 cm with mount) ; print "B" is a matted print ; 16.1 x 23.5 cm
(24.5 x 30.3 cm with mat) |
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Print "B" verso of the mat bears an inscription
in English, that reads "SVR – Carnegie Hall." |
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BOX-FOLDER 63/52 |
SR at piano, in performance (at Carnegie
Hall?), audience visible on left half of image, taken from far end of piano,
circa 1940
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8.2 x 23.2 cm (large-bordered stock measures
20.4 x 25.5 cm) |
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BOX-FOLDER 63/53 |
SR at piano, in performance (at Carnegie
Hall?), enlargement of SR's image (only) from the preceding photograph,
circa 1940
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12.7 x 17.5 cm. |
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Verso bears the following inscriptions: the
date "6/19/33" ; the name "Rachmaninoff." |
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BOX-FOLDER 66/7 |
SR as conductor, circa 1940
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Print ; 35.5 x 28.0 cm. |
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Photographer: Adrian Siegel. |
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BOX-FOLDER 63/54 |
SR standing at the steering wheel of a boat |
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2 prints ; 7.8 x 7.6 cm. |
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BOX-FOLDER 63/55 |
SR standing at the steering wheel of a boat,
wearing white hat |
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Matted print ; 5.6 x 5.3 cm (11.7 x 9.8 cm
with mat) |
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BOX-FOLDER 63/56 |
SR sitting in a boat, on a lake, wearing
white hat and pants |
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Matted print ; 9.2 x 6.8 cm (16.6 x 13.2 cm
with mat) |
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BOX-FOLDER 63/57 |
SR at desk, studying score |
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Print ; 17.3 x 21.5 cm (21.3 x 26.2 cm with
mount) |
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BOX-FOLDER 63/58 |
SR, on right of photograph, composing at
desk, pen in right hand, cigarette in left hand, ashtray on desk |
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3 original prints: print "A," with a glossy
finish ; 18.5 x 23.5 cm (21.5 x 26.4 cm with mount); print "B," with a matte
finish, 18.2 x 23.4 cm ; print "C," with a glossy finish ; 9.0 x 14.2
cm. |
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Print C is a wider and more complete version of
the above prints. |
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BOX-FOLDER 66/8 |
SR, head lowered, sitting at desk, holding
glasses, 1942
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Matted print ; 17.7 x 17.7 cm (35.7 x 28.6 cm
with mat) |
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Verso of mat includes inscription that reads
"SVR – 1942." |
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Includes photographic negative, measuring 24.5
x 19.6 cm. |
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BOX-FOLDER 69/5 |
SR composing at desk, studio portrait |
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Print ; 33.9 x 26.5 cm. |
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The cover bears the name "Elson-Alexandre / Los
Angeles" and an inscription that reads "photo Father in Senar." |
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Includes photographic negative ; 24.5 x 19.6
cm. |
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Photographer: Eric Schaal. |
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BOX-FOLDER 63/59 |
SR (on left of photograph) composing at desk,
without jacket, pen in right hand, ashtray on desk |
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18.0 x 23.1 cm. |
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BOX-FOLDER 63/60 |
SR standing at piano, studying score |
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Print ; 18.5 x 23.6 cm (21.5 x 26.3 cm with
mount) |
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BOX-FOLDER 63/61 |
SR head shot, in three-quarter profile,
1941
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10.7 x 7.9 cm. |
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Verso bears inscription that reads "Dec. 31,
1941." |
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BOX-FOLDER 63/62 |
SR seated, in concert dress, wearing overcoat
with large fur lapels and cuffs, his gloved hands in his lap |
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Print ; 23.5 x 17.5 cm (26.2 x 21.4 cm. with
mount) |
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BOX-FOLDER 63/63 |
SR seated outdoors, reading a book |
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2 prints: print "A," with a matte finish ;
23.8 x 18.4 cm; print "B," with a glossy finish ; 23.7 x 18.9 cm. (26.1 x
21.0 cm with mount) |
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BOX-FOLDER 63/64 |
SR standing outdoors next to flowering bush,
holding a book |
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Print ; 24.6 x 18.8 cm (26.0 x 20.7 cm with
mount) |
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BOX-FOLDER 63/65 |
SR (full body shot) standing outdoors on
brick patio, Aug. 1942
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2 prints: print "A," with a matte finish ;
print "B," with a glossy finish ; 17.8 x 11.8 cm. (25.4 x 18.2 cm. with
mat) |
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Print "A" bears inscriptions on its verso, by
S. Satin, in a combination of both Russian and Roman scripts, that read
"Taken at the P. [Pavel'] N. Shul'gins' [home] in August / 1942. Beverley
Hill [sic], California / Serezha [SR], taken after working" (translation).
Print "B" bears on its verso, the inscription, in English, "Last picture
taken near Beverly Hills, / California, Fall 1942. |
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MAPCASE-DRAWER 5/15 |
Posters bearing photographs of SR reading,
"1873-1973 / Sergeĭ Vasil'evich / Rakhmaninoff" |
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(2 copies) |
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In Russian. |
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Items are housed in Folder 1. |
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Representing publicity for events to take place
at the Great Hall of the Moscow State Conservatory. |
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BOX 64 |
Photographs of SR's Hands
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BOX-FOLDER 64/1 |
SR's hands at keyboard, taken from his right
side, labeled "Rachmaninoff's Hands" |
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2 identical prints ; 19.8 x 18.8
cm. |
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BOX-FOLDER 64/2 |
SR's hands at keyboard, fingers directed to
bottom of image |
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16.2 x 23.4.8 cm. |
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BOX-FOLDER 64/3 |
SR's left hand, labeled "Rachmaninoff's Left
Hand" |
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19.4 x 19.0 cm. |
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BOX 64, 66 |
Iconographic Materials Depicting SR
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BOX-FOLDER 64/4 |
Photographs of framed paintings of SR, by
various unidentified artists |
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6 color photographs ; 8.0 x 8.0 cm. |
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BOX-FOLDER 64/5 |
Postcard reproduction of a color illustration
of SR by Robert Sterl, 16 April 1909
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14.2 x 8.8 cm. |
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Also includes a black-and-white photographic
reproduction which bears an inscription that reads "portrait of SR 1909
Dresden." |
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BOX-FOLDER 64/6 |
Photographic reproductions of a pencil
drawing of SR at the piano, in profile, by L. Pasternak, 1916
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Photograph "A" ; 16.0 x 11.6 cm. and
Photograph "B" ; 7.9 x 11.7 cm. |
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Photograph "B" consists of a color photograph
of a framed reproduction of this drawing. It bears an inscription that reads
"5 March 1968. Sunday. Church hall on Middletown Street. Los Angeles,
Calif." |
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Laid in: a clipping from Life magazine (1
December 1958) containing a reproduction of Pasternak's drawing of
SR. |
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BOX-FOLDER 64/7 |
Photograph of a sculpture of SR (head and
torso only), circa 1924-1925
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24.0 x 19.2 cm. |
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Verso bears the following annotations: "a
present by Miss Winslow / 1950"; "Rachmaninoff by / Moscow (1924-25?)"; and
"This sculpture was bought by / Steinway & Son and it is kept / in their
office at 57 Str. New York." |
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BOX-FOLDER 64/8 |
Pencil drawing of SR by C. Somoff [K. Somov],
1925
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24.3 x 19.4 cm. |
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Drawing has been placed within a large,
protective paper folder (measuring 36.0 x 25.4 cm) labeled
"Swaine." |
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BOX-FOLDER 64/9 |
Postcard reproduction of an oil portrait, of
SR, by K. A. Somoff [K. Somov], 1925
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14.8 x 10.7 cm. |
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BOX-FOLDER 64/10 |
Photographic reproduction of a pencil drawing
of SR (lowered head only), by Boris Grigoriev [Grigor'ev], Rambouillet
[France], 1930
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22.2 x 13.2 cm. |
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SR's signature, and brief comment, appears on
the lower right corner of the original drawing. |
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BOX-FOLDER 64/11 |
Published newsletters from the Childs Gallery
(Boston, Mass.) containing a reproduction of a 1935 drawing of SR, by
Alexandre Iacovleff [IAkovlev], Oct. 1950
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(2 copies) |
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BOX-FOLDER 64/12 |
Caricature of SR and Benno Moiseiwitsch by
George Whitelaw, 17 October 1936
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28.0 x 20.3 cm. |
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Caption on image reads "Section of Rachmaninoff
Concerto Rehearsal at the Queen's Hall." |
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BOX-FOLDER 64/13 |
Photographic reproduction of a painting of
SR, at piano, in profile, by Boris Chaliapin, 1940
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23.4 x 18.9 cm. |
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BOX-FOLDER 64/14 |
Photograph of a bust of SR, by sculptor E. F.
Nikitina of Moscow |
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11.9 x 8.8 cm. |
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Also includes two clippings from The New York Times (28 January 1945 and 5 January
1947) depicting two sculptures (busts) of SR by José de Creeft and Gwen Lux.
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BOX-FOLDER 64/15 |
Reproduction of color portrait of SR by A.
Rostovtsoff, circa 1954
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17.8 x 12.8 cm. |
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BOX-FOLDER 64/16 |
Reproduction of color portrait of SR, artist
unidentified, undated
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13.6 x 19.8 cm. |
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BOX-FOLDER 66/9 |
Caricature of SR, from magazine Movie and Radio Guide, undated
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34.1 x 26.3 cm. |
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BOX-FOLDER 64/17 |
Photographs of window display at Steinway and
Sons' piano store (New York), featuring a sculpture of SR (head and torso
only) |
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2 photographs: print "A" ; 19.2 x 24.1 cm. and
print "B" ; 5.1 x 7.8 |
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BOX-FOLDER 64/18 |
Printed invitation card, in Russian, issued
by the Minister of Culture of the USSR, 26 March 1966
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12.2 x 18.1 cm. |
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For the unveiling ceremony of a memorial plaque
featuring a likeness of SR, in bas-relief, which has been placed on his
former home in Moscow (no. 2, Malyĭ Putinkovskiĭ Alley). |
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BOX-FOLDER 64/19 |
Photographs of a sculpture of SR,
installation at Ivanovka, April 1973
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4 photographs ; 11.5 x 8.0 cm. |
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Depicting the installation of a sculpture of SR
(SR's head and torso resting atop fluted column) at Ivanovka. |
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Verso inscriptions in Russian identify the date
and location of the event captured by these photographs, as well as the name
of the sculptor (K. Malofeev) |
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BOX-FOLDER 64/20 |
Plaque mounted on SR's Moscow home
(1905-1917) consisting of a bas-relief of the composer in profile |
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2 prints ; 17.2 x 11.6 cm. |
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According to inscriptions on the verso of one
of those photographs, the sculptors of this plaque are indentified as N. I.
Nian-Gol'dman and architect V. Uliashev. |
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BOX 64, 66 |
Photographs of Natalie Rachmaninoff (NR)
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BOX-FOLDER 64/21 |
NR in front of the Rachmaninoff home, Beverly
Hills, Calif., circa 1942
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Matted print ; 5.3 x 8.0 cm (12.2 x 13.7 cm
with mat) |
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BOX-FOLDER 66/10 |
NR studio portrait, by Shelburne Studios |
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Print ; 23.0 x 18.0 cm (housed in 36.5 x 28.8
cm. folder) |
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