Ignace Jan Paderewski, 1860-1941 – 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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Ignace Jan Paderewski, 1860-1941 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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Ignace Jan Paderewski, 1860-1941
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Copyrighted by the Los Angeles photographer George Steckel, this c1896 photoprint shows the Polish pianist Ignace Jan Paderewski, whose concert tours drew large crowds across the United States in the 1890s. The caption card links the picture to railroad cars, which would fit the long train journeys that shaped his American career, though that detail is unverified. Paderewski was one of the most celebrated musicians of his era and later served as Poland's prime minister in 1919, a role that made him a national figure well beyond the concert hall.
| Created / published | c1896. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Subjects | Photoprint copyrighted by George Steckel, Los Angeles, Calif. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Railroad cars--1896; Photog. I.; BI; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,090 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-157612 |
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