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[Edgard Varese shaking hands with Aaron Copland, with Mr. Copland receiving presentation, standing, half-length] / Bernice B. Perry, Wilton, New Hampshire. – Historic Reproduction

[Edgard Varese shaking hands with Aaron Copland, with Mr. Copland receiving presentation, standing, half-length] / Bernice B. Perry, Wilton, New Hampshire., [1961] — historic photograph
[Edgard Varese shaking hands with Aaron Copland, with Mr. Copland receiving presentation, standing, half-length] / Bernice B. Perry, Wilton, New Hampshire., [1961]. Historic photograph from the Historic Print Archive collection.

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Step back in time with [Edgard Varese shaking hands with Aaron Copland, with Mr. Copland receiving presentation, standing, half-length] / Bernice B. Perry, Wilton, New Hampshire., 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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[Edgard Varese shaking hands with Aaron Copland, with Mr. Copland receiving presentation, standing, half-length] / Bernice B. Perry, Wilton, New Hampshire.

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Edgard Varèse and Aaron Copland appear together in this 1961 photograph taken at the MacDowell Colony in Peterborough, New Hampshire, where Copland stands at half-length receiving a presentation. The occasion was the MacDowell Medal for Distinguished Contributors to the Arts, which the colony awarded to Copland that year. Varèse, the French-born composer known for pioneering electronic and percussion-heavy works, was a friend and fellow modernist whose presence signals the respect the two men held for one another. The print is part of the MacDowell Colony Records at the Library of Congress, which documents the artist community founded in 1907 and its honors.

Created / published[1961]
Medium1 photographic print.
GenreNew Hampshire." No. 32087. Forms part of: MacDowell Colony Records. Unprocessed in PR 13 CN 1980:070"
NotesCopland receiving the MacDowell Medal for Distinguished Contributors to the Arts, 1961. MacDowell Colony
SubjectsVarèse, Edgard,--1883-1965. Copland, Aaron,--1900-1990. MacDowell Colony (Peterborough, N.H.)--People--1960-1970. Medals--1960-1970.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,096 × 3,300 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-180519

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