Frederick Morse was a photographer who lived next door to the Grainger household at 9 Cromwell Place, White Plains, in New York. His wife Tonie Morse became Grainger’s manager in 1925. Grainger initially…
Frederick Morse was a photographer who lived next door to the Grainger household at 9 Cromwell Place, White Plains, in New York. His wife Tonie Morse became Grainger’s manager in 1925. Grainger initially…
Silver gelatin print. 35.2 x 27.2 cm Swedish artist, poet and amateur musician Ella Viola Ström (1889-1979) married Grainger in 1928. Here she is depicted on her veranda in White Plains, New York, in a photograph taken by her neighbour, the…
Printing-out paper print. Photo: 14.3 x 10.1; Photo and board: 16.4 x 10.8
The photograph is mounted on board from the photography studio. An inscription on the mounting board, written by Percy Grainger in red ink, reads "PG Sent by Mididney, May…
This photograph is from a series of promotional photographs Grainger had made in London as his performing career progressed. The photograph was taken at Hana Studios, a…
Photo: 33.3 x 23.4 cm
Photo and board: 48.4 x 35.4 cm
In the late 1930s Harris & Ewing was the largest photographic studio in the United States, with five physical locations and approximately 120 employees. A very…
Photo: 19.7 x 13.9 cm
Photo and paper: 37.8 x 26.2 cm
Helen Lohmann studied the violin but after a hand injury, turned to photography. The legendary Italian actress Eleanora Duse mentored Lohmann, and the…
Photo: 20 x 14.9 cm
Paper: 35.6 x 26.3 cm
Board: 64.1 x 51.1 cm
Czechoslovakian-born Jan Kubelik (1880-1940) had an international reputation as a virtuosic violinist. Later in life he made Edison Phonograph recordings with…
Photo: 20 x 14.9 cm
Paper: 35.6 x 26.3 cm
Board: 64.1 x 51.1 cm
Czechoslovakian-born Jan Kubelik (1880-1940) had an international reputation as a virtuosic violinist. Later in life he made Edison Phonograph recordings with…