Leontyne Price
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Description
Portrait of soprano Leontyne Price as Bess in Gershwin's 'Porgy and Bess.' Embossed on front: "Photograph by Carl Van Vechten." Stamped on back: "Photograph by Carl Van Vechten. 146 Central Park West. Cannot be reproduced without permission." " Handwritten on back: "Leontyne Price as Bess ('Snow') in 'Porgy and Bess.' IVII KK 15. May 19, 1953."
Details
- Creator:
- Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
- Resource ID:
- hk002139
- Subject:
- Price, Leontyne
- African American women singers
- Gershwin, George, 1898-1937. Porgy and Bess
- Photographers--New York (State)--New York
- Photographic prints
- Date:
- 1953-05-19
- Format:
- 1 photographic print ; 10 x 6.5 in.
- Department:
- E. Azalia Hackley Collection
- Collection:
- Carl Van Vechten Collection
- Location:
- Price, Leontyne
- Restrictions:
- Permission to reproduce this image must be obtained from the Estate of Carl Van Vechten. For further information, please contact Special Collections for assistance.
- Copyright:
- Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.