Besanzoni – Antique Print
(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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Besanzoni comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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The name on this glass negative, Besanzoni, is the only identifying detail the record gives, and the Bain News Service supplied it without verification. It most likely refers to Gabriella Besanzoni, an Italian mezzo-soprano who performed leading operatic roles in Europe and in American opera houses during the 1910s and 1920s. Bain's staff photographed many performers and public figures in New York in those years, when press photographs of singers and stage personalities were widely circulated in newspapers. The record gives no date, so the exact occasion is unknown, but the negative reflects the period's demand for portraits of performers.
| 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 seven loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 6,522 × 8,894 px · prints to 22 × 30 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-34973 |
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