The society insult

Prittie, Edwin John (1879-1963)

Item type:

print

Date of creation:

1910

Technique / Medium:

pen and ink

Place of creation:

Philadelphia (Pennsylvania, United States)

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Description

Magazine caption: Just why some ill-bred people feel that they have a special privilege to whisper as soon as a musician commences to play is hard to tell. Nothing is so annoying to the artist. He works for months, yes, years to perfect an interpretation and does not relish having it marred by the bad manners of the ignorant. To converse during the performance of a worthy musical composition is about as sensible as visiting an art gallery for the express purpose of cutting gashes in the masterpieces.

Iconclass

48C78
listening to music

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Pianoforte [2299]

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Notes

Published in the December 1910 issue of The Etude.

RIdIM record id

4688