Grace Bumbry and pianist rehearsing at White House prior to recital for President and Mrs. Kennedy
Portrait of mezzo-soprano Grace Bumbry and pianist Charles Wadsworth rehearsing at White House prior to a recital for President and Mrs. Kennedy. Stamped on back: "S. Hurok presents Grace Bumbry, mezzo-soprano. Hurok Attractions, 730 Fifth Avenue, N.Y. 19, N.Y. Martin Feinstein, publicity director; Michael Sweeley, associate. Phone: Circle 5-0500." Typed on back: "#2, American mezzo-soprano star Grace Bumbry is shown rehearsing in the East Room of the White House prior to her sensational recital there in 1962 before President and Mrs. Kennedy and their guests. This was Miss Bumbry's first American appearance following the signing of a $250,000 contract with impresario S. Hurok who will present her here on [blank] at [blank]. Charles Wadsworth is her accompanist. He is using the golden piano designed for the White House by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt."
- Resource ID:
- hk000422
- Subject:
- Bumbry, Grace
- African American women singers
- Pianists
- Piano
- Photographic prints
- Date:
- 1962
- Format:
- 1 photographic print ; 8.25 x 10 in.
- Department:
- E. Azalia Hackley Collection
- Location:
- Biography--Bumbry, Grace
- Copyright:
- Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.