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[Portrait of George Gershwin] – Vintage Photo Print

[Portrait of George Gershwin], 1937 Mar. 28. — historic photograph
[Portrait of George Gershwin], 1937 Mar. 28.. Historic photograph from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(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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Step back in time with [Portrait of George Gershwin], a historic photograph rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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[Portrait of George Gershwin]

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This March 1937 sitting captures George Gershwin only a few months before his death that July at age 38. Carl Van Vechten, the writer and photographer known for his portraits of performers, writers and artists, made the gelatin silver print, which is catalogued among his celebrity portraits at the Library of Congress. Gershwin was then at the height of his fame, having written *Rhapsody in Blue* and the opera *Porgy and Bess*, which made him one of the most recognized American composers of his day. The print is one of many Van Vechten made of leading figures in music, theater and literature, and it preserves how Gershwin presented himself near the end of his career.

Created / published1937 Mar. 28.
Medium1 photographic print : gelatin silver.
GenrePortrait photographs.
NotesTitle derived from information on verso of photographic print. Van Vechten number: XII C 10. Also available on microfilm. Gift; Carl Van Vechten Estate; 1966. Forms part of: Portrait photographs of celebrities, a LOT which in turn forms part of the Carl Van Vechten photograph collection (Library of Congress).
SubjectsGershwin, George,--1898-1937.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,144 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-163732

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