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Artist/Maker
Erika Stone
(American, born Germany 1924)
Date1952
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 9 3/4 × 7 3/4 in. (24.8 × 19.7 cm)
Sheet: 10 × 8 in. (25.4 × 20.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Thomas J. Wilson and Jill M. Garling, P2016
Object number2020.9.254
Not on view
DescriptionDame Julia Myra Hess (1890 – 1965) was a British pianist. Following her 1907 debut, she went on to tour through Britain, the Netherlands and France. Upon her American debut in 1922, she became a favorite in the United States, not only as a soloist, but also as a fine ensemble player. (SOURCE: Thomas J. Wilson)
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Provenance
2020: Hamilton College (Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art), by gift of Thomas J. Wilson and Jill M. Garling.
Markings
Stamp: "Photo by Erika Stone / 327 E. 82 St. N.Y., N.Y: 10028 / (212) 737-6435" on verso at center in black ink;
Signature
Signed "Erika Stone" on verso at lower right in pencil.
Inscribed
"ES-CL-059-M02" on verso at upper left in pencil;
"Dame Myra Hess / pianist" on verso at upper center [possibly in Erica Stone's handwriting] in pencil.
"Dame Myra Hess / pianist" on verso at upper center [possibly in Erica Stone's handwriting] in pencil.
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