George Gershwin en una sala de concierto
Siqueiros, David Alfaro (1896-1974)
Additional titles
George Gershwin in an imaginary concert hall
- Blanton Museum of Art
Long-term loan from the Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin. - Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin
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Description
George Gershwin performing in an imaginary concert hall. The painting was most likely created as a recollection of Gershwin's trip to Mexico in 1935. In the front row are a few known persons depicted. From the left: Siqueiros, Mabel Schirmer, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Godowsky, Jr., Gregory Zilboorg, Mrs. and Mr. Ira Gershwin, and Leo Godowsky. On the second row, at the left-hand end is Oscar Levant, and the third person from the left is Harry Botkin. On the right side are Gershwin’s parents Mr. and Mrs. Morris Gershwin, George’s older brother Arthur, Mrs. and Mr. Louis M. Paley, Kay Swift, and William Merrigan Daly. All were important figures in George Gershwin’s life for various reasons. (See: Blanton Blog, https://sites.utexas.edu/blanton/2014/07/george-gershwin-in-an-imaginary-concert-hall.html (accessed: 9 April 2017))People as subjects
Gershwin, George (1898-1937) (Composer as performer)Iconclass
48A722(+372)Concert hall, performance, music
Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)
Grand pianoforte [2284]RIdIM images
Image URLs
image link 1Source: wikiart.org
Bibliographic references
Weber, Katharine. "In a painting, Gershwin packed the house", New York Times (30 August 1998), http://www.nytimes.com/1998/08/30/arts/art-in-a-painting-gershwin-packed-the-house.html (accessed: 9 April 2017)Pollack, Howard. George Gershwin: His life and work (Berkeley: University of California Press, 2006), 199-200.
Sabau García, María Luisa, ed. México en el mundo de las colecciónes de arte. Vol. 6: México contemporáneo 1 (México, D.F.: Grupo Azabache, 1994) 56-58.
Debroise, Olivier. Otras rutas hacia Siqueiros (México, D.F.: INBA/Curare, 1996).