Aaron Copland

Karsh, Yousuf (1908-2002)

Item type:

photographic object

Date of creation:

1956

Height:

49.8 cm  (19 5/8 in.)

Width:

37.1 cm  (14 5/8 in.)

Mount: 71.1 x 55.9 cm (28 x 22 in.)

Technique / Medium:

photography, gelatin silver print

Place of creation:

United States

Description

Portrait of composer Aaron Copland facing the viewer, seemingly across the music rack of a grand piano; the cover of the published version of his Dance Symphony and a page of an orchestral score are visible.

People as subjects

Copland, Aaron (1900-1990) (Composer portrait)

Iconclass

61B2(AARON COPLAND)
historical person (AARON COPLAND)
48C713
portrait of composer

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Grand pianoforte [2284] (not fully visible)

Musical works

Copland, Aaron -- Dance Symphonylegible music notation
published score cover and page of music are visible

Image URLs

image link 1

RIdIM record id

5990