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| BOX 203, 501, 571, 582, 584, 586 MAPCASE FOLDER 5 | Visual Art, 1917-2003 | ||||||||||||
| This series features pieces of artwork, in a variety of media, created by George and Ira Gershwin, as well as files that document George's private collection. | |||||||||||||
| Organized as two subseries. | |||||||||||||
| Artwork, 1917-2002 | |||||||||||||
| This subseries consists of pencil, colored pencil, and pen drawings, as well as watercolor and oil paintings, that George and Ira Gershwin created primarily during the 1930s. Subjects include Kay Swift, Leonore Gershwin, and Woodrow Wilson, other unidentified persons, and one still life. It contains a pencil drawing of George by Vernon Duke and several unidentified works. | |||||||||||||
| Arranged by subject. | |||||||||||||
| George Gershwin | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 501/1 | Ink drawing of seated woman, circa 1932 | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 501/6 | Ink sketch on cardboard of LSG lying on couch, circa 1932 | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 501/3 | Ink drawing on cardboard of woman in profile, circa 1933 | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 501/8 | Pencil drawing of LSG seated on shipboard, 1933? | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 501/4 | Oil fauve sketch of Kay Swift, circa 1934-1935 | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 571/4 | Spirex sketch pad, 1935? | ||||||||||||
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| BOX-FOLDER 571/3 | Colored pencil frontal portrait of Scandinavian woman, 1930s | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 501/7 | Colored pencil portrait of woman in hat, wearing brooch, undated | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 501/2 | Ink drawing of seated woman, undated | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 571/2 | Ink drawing of two male heads, undated | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 501/5 | Watercolor of woman, lying on couch with book, undated | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 582/1 | Watercolor of woman's head, undated | ||||||||||||
| Ira Gershwin | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 203/1 | Pencil drawing of conductor titled "Attention!," 1917 June 2 | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 501/9 | Ink drawing of Chinese jar and lid on stand, circa 1933 | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 501/10 | Pencil sketch of standing man holding pipe, circa 1933 | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 501/11 | Pencil sketch of two women at card table, 1930s | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 501/12 | Ink bust of Woodrow Wilson, undated | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 584/1 | Oil painting of window washer, undated | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 501/13 | Pencil drawing of female nude, undated | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 582/2 | Pencil drawing of seated female nude, undated | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 203/2 | Pencil sketch of bowing woman, undated | ||||||||||||
| Others | |||||||||||||
| CPL | Anthonisen, George: George Gershwin, 1976 | ||||||||||||
| Maquette bust | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 571/1 | Bachardy, Don: Drawing of Leonore Gershwin, 2002 June 27 | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 577/7 | Berlin, Irving: painting, undated | ||||||||||||
| MAPCASE FOLDER 5 | Birnbaum, Abe: Print of drawing of George Gershwin, undated | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 501/14 | Duke, Vernon: Pencil drawing of George Gershwin, 1930 | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 501/15 | Unidentified: Ink drawing of female and male nudes, undated | ||||||||||||
| CPL | Unidentified: bust of George Gershwin, undated | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 586/1 | Unidentified: Sunday Morning, print, 1960 | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 501/16 | Unidentified: Watercolor landscape postcard, 1932 | ||||||||||||
| Art Collection Files, 1923-2003 | |||||||||||||
| This subseries consists of materials documenting George Gershwin’s personal art collection. Included is correspondence with cousin and noted painter Henry Botkin on acquiring pieces from Europe, as well as receipts for sale and shipping and handling of the acquired pieces, exhibit and loan information, insurance documents and appraisals. | |||||||||||||
| Arranged alphabetically by subject. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 203/3 | African sculptures: Exhibits and loans, 1959, 1961 | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 203/4 | Appraisals of art owned by Ira and Leonore Gershwin, 1936, 1961, 1988, and undated | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 203/5 | Art Commission of the City of Los Angeles: Exhibition of the Collection of Ira and Leonore Gershwin, 1952 | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 203/6-7 | Art purchased by George Gershwin, 1929-1936 | ||||||||||||
| Inventories; receipts | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 203/8 | The Arts Club of Chicago: Exhibition of the George Gershwin Collection of Modern Paintings, 1933 | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 203/12 | Calhern, Louis: Ceramic table of Ira Gershwin's song titles and memorabilia, undated | ||||||||||||
| Correspondence | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 203/9-11 | Botkin, Harry, with George Gershwin, 1931-1933 | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 203/13 | Gershwin, George, with others, 1931-1936 and undated | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 203/14 | Gershwin, Ira and Leonore, 1956, 1964-1966, 1974 | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 203/15 | The Downtown Gallery, New York, 1932 | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 203/16 | Galerie Zborowski, 1931, 1956 | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 203/17 | The George Gershwin Collection: Illustrated Checklist, 2000-2003 and undated | ||||||||||||
| Inventories | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 203/18 | George Gershwin's paintings, 1932-1938, 1963, 1994, and undated | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 203/19 | Insurance: Nicholas Volk and Co., Inc., 1933-1936 | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 203/20 | Inventory: Property of Ira and Leonore Gershwin, 1974 March 8 | ||||||||||||
| Note: Prepared by Sotheby Parke-Bernet | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 203/21 | Loans of artwork, 1929-1939 | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 203/22 | Loans of artwork, 1953-1956, 1975, and undated | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 203/23 | Miscellaneous, 1933, 1951, 1962-1966, and undated | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 203/24 | Paul Kantor Gallery and Frank Perls Gallery, 1964 | ||||||||||||
| Note: Exhibition titled "50 Years of Beverly Hills" | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 203/25 | Les Peintres Français Nouveaux, no. 15: Andre Derain, 1923 | ||||||||||||
| BOX 71, 501, 583, 585-586, 599 MAPCASE FOLDER 1-9 | Posters and Promotional Material, 1937-2009 | ||||||||||||
| This series chiefly consists of posters for the numerous iterations and revivals of Gershwin stage and film productions, both foreign and domestic; less in number are concert and album advertisements. All materials listed are posters unless noted as flyers, lobby cards, or publicity booklets. | |||||||||||||
| Arranged alphabetically by title. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 585/1 | APLA Tribute, 1993 | ||||||||||||
| MAPCASE FOLDER 8 | The Barkleys of Broadway, 1948 | ||||||||||||
| MAPCASE FOLDER 1 | Brooklyn Academy of Music: Of Thee I Sing; Let 'Em Eat Cake, 1987 | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 585/2 | Celebrating the Gershwins at Brooklyn College, 1982 | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 583/1 | A Celebration of Ira Gershwin: Who could ask for anything more?, 1996 November 24 | ||||||||||||
| MAPCASE FOLDER 8 | The Country Girl, 1954 | ||||||||||||
| MAPCASE FOLDER 1 | Cover Girl, 1944 | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 583/2-3, 585/3-4 | Crazy for You, 1992-1996 | ||||||||||||
| Note: Includes productions at Schubert Theatre, Prince Edward Theatre, and Theatre Royal Syndey | |||||||||||||
| MAPCASE FOLDER 7 | Crazy for You, 1993, 1996, 2001 and undated | ||||||||||||
| Note: Includes Japanese and Korean productions | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 583/4 | Crazy for You, 1997 | ||||||||||||
| Calendar | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 501/34 | A Damsel In Distress, 1937 | ||||||||||||
| Promotional booklet | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 583/5 | Dancin' with Gershwin, 2003 | ||||||||||||
| Note: Smuin Ballet | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 585/5 | Embraceable You, undated | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 585/6 | Encore: 50 Golden Years of Showstoppers, 1982 | ||||||||||||
| MAPCASE FOLDER 1 | Festival di Gershwin, undated | ||||||||||||
| BOX 599 | Funny Face film, 1957 | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 586/4 | George Gershwin Memorial Concert, 1937 September 8 | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 586/5 | George Gershwin 80th Anniversary Concert, 1978 October 12 | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 585/7 | The Gershwin Collection Library of Congress Exhibition, 1971 December 7 - 1972 April 30 | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 585/8 | Gershwin Concert Orchestra, 1954 | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 583/6 | Gershwin on Broadway, 1968 May 20 | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 586/6 | Gershwin Overtures EMI cover, 1987 | ||||||||||||
| Note: John McGlinn and the New Princess Theater Orchestra | |||||||||||||
| MAPCASE FOLDER 1 | The Gershwin Years, 1987 | ||||||||||||
| MAPCASE FOLDER 8 | Girl Crazy film, 1943 | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 586/7 | Girl Crazy recording, 1990 | ||||||||||||
| MAPCASE FOLDER 8 | Give a Girl a Break, 1953 | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 501/35 | The Goldwyn Follies, 1938 | ||||||||||||
| Flier | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 586/8 | Gunther Sprecher performance in Palestine, 1948 | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 585/9 | Hello Jerry, 1996 December 4 | ||||||||||||
| Note: Signed by cast | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 583/7 | His Lovely Wife, Ira: Ira Gershwin With and Without George, 2009 | ||||||||||||
| Note: Signed by Mark Nadler | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 586/9-10 | I Rassegna Nazionale di Musica Leggera, 1961 | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 586/11 | Ira and Leonore S. Gershwin Theater, undated | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 585/10 | Ira Gershwin at 100: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall, 1996 December 6 | ||||||||||||
| MAPCASE FOLDER 5 | Ira Gershwin at 100: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall, 1996 December 6 | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 585/11 | Kiri Te Kanawa Sings Gershwin, circa 1987 | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 583/8 | Kiri Sings Gershwin EMI Album Cover, 1987 | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 585/12 | Kiss Me, Stupid, 1964 | ||||||||||||
| MAPCASE FOLDER 8 | Kiss Me, Stupid, 1964 | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 585/13 | Lady, Be Good!, Goodspeed Opera House, 1987 | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 583/9, 586/12 | Lady, Be Good!, 1992 | ||||||||||||
| Note: Roxbury Recording | |||||||||||||
| MAPCASE FOLDER 2 | Lady, Be Good!, 1992 and undated | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 583/10 | Lady In the Dark, 2001 | ||||||||||||
| MAPCASE FOLDER 2 | Lady in the Dark, 1996-1997 | ||||||||||||
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