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Charles Griffes

Title
Charles Griffes [graphic] / by Mishkin Studio.
Publication
[between 1910 and 1920]

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Details

Additional Authors
Mishkin, Herman.
Description
1 silver gelatin print : b&w; 15 x 10 cm., mounted on board 26 x 18 cm.
Summary
Upper torso portrait of American composer Charles Griffes; probably a professional photograph taken for publication.
Donor/Sponsor
National Endowment for the Arts Millennium Project.
Series Statement
Treasures of the American Performing Arts, 1875-1923
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Portraits – 1910-1919.
  • Photographic prints.
Additional Formats (note)
  • Also available in electronic form, digitized by The New York Public Library.
Biography (note)
  • Charles Griffes, after 4 years of studying piano and composition in Berlin, Germany, attained the position of Director of Music at the Hackley School, Tarrytown, N.Y., a position he held from 1907 until his untimely death, at age 36, in 1920.
Call Number
Iconography (Griffes, Charles, no. 5)
OCLC
NYPG99-F818
Title
Charles Griffes [graphic] / by Mishkin Studio.
Imprint
[between 1910 and 1920]
Series
Treasures of the American Performing Arts, 1875-1923
Additional Formats
Also available in electronic form, digitized by The New York Public Library.
Biography
Charles Griffes, after 4 years of studying piano and composition in Berlin, Germany, attained the position of Director of Music at the Hackley School, Tarrytown, N.Y., a position he held from 1907 until his untimely death, at age 36, in 1920.
Local Note
Corners of mount torn or missing.
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Indexed Term
Photographs
Occupation
Composers New York (State).
Added Author
Mishkin, Herman. Photographer
Research Call Number
Iconography (Griffes, Charles, no. 5)
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