Benno Moisewitsch – Historic Reproduction
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare historic photograph captures Benno Moisewitsch in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Benno Moisewitsch
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The caption on this glass negative gives the name Benno Moisewitsch, a spelling the Bain News Service used on its caption cards, and the Library of Congress notes that the title is unverified. The pianist Benno Moiseiwitsch, born in Odessa in 1890, built an international reputation for Romantic repertoire and later settled in Britain, so the portrait likely documents one of his concert tours or publicity visits. The Bain agency, a New York news photo service active from around 1900 into the 1930s, sent plates like this one to newspapers, so the image reflects how performers were presented to the public in that era. With no date recorded, the exact occasion remains uncertain.
| Created / published | n/a |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller. |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Temp. note: Batch six loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 3,346 × 4,897 px · prints to 11 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-30977 |
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