Title: A Superb Original Photograph of the Legendary Conductor Arturo Toscanini at the Keyboard.
Description: Carnegie Hall, November, [1947]. [1947]. - A powerful 14 inch high by 11 inch wide photograph by Emmerich Gara depicting the legendary maestro Arturo Toscanini. Standing at the keyboard, Toscanini is depicted in profile with columns at the right. Attired in black against a black background, the conductor's head and hands stand out ethereally from the background. Photographed by Cellist Emmerich Gara, with his name & address stamped on the verso. Signed by Gara in pencil on the verso. Fine.
Emmerich Gara (b.1901, d.1963). Born in Vienna, Austria in 1901, Gara established lifelong careers as a portrait photographer and professional cellist. Before the outbreak of the Second World War he and his wife emigrated to the United States, where he was hired as cellist for the NBC Orchestra led by Arturo Toscanini. He performed with the orchestra (later called The Symphony of the Air) until his death.
From his seat in the front row of the orchestra Gara was in the unique position to photograph all the great conductors and soloists who appeared with the orchestra during this extraordinary period of musical activity. His subjects were captured in performance, rehearsal, and in candid moments during recordings and while socializing.
Gara's action portraits were used for record covers, for the Book of the Month Club and in articles in Time, Life and other major magazines around the world. Fine .
Keywords: MUSIC; ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH; EMMERICH GARA; CELLIST; ARTURO TOSCANINI; CONDUCTOR; NBC ORCHESTRA; SYMPHONY; LEGENDARY; FAMOUS; CLASSICAL; PORTRAIT; PHOTOGRAPHY; PHOTO; CLASSICAL MUSICIAN; ITALIAN-AMERICAN; SIGNED BY THE PHOTOGRAPHER; AUTOGRAPH; GARA'S S
- Book number: 29337
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