Leonard Bernstein
Leonard Bernstein
Lot #72 |
2021-09-02 |
Bonhams, Online, New York
A Helluva Life: The Collection of Adolph Green and Phyllis Newman
Category:
Photography
Estimate:
USD 200 - 300 (currency of sale)
Price Sold:
Auction Details
Auction house: Bonhams
Auction number: 27274
Auction name: A Helluva Life: The Collection of Adolph Green and Phyllis Newman
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: Online, New York
Start date: 2021-09-02
End date: 2021-09-14
Currency: USD
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Lot Description
Details
Genre: Photography
Department: Photography & Video
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Dimensions: 10 x 13 in.
Item measurements:
Height In Centimeters:
25.4
Width In Centimeters:
33.02
Height In Inches:
10
Width In Inches:
13
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Provenance
Adolph Green's collection
Catalog summary
Leonard Bernstein A black and white photograph of Leonard Bernstein, signed and inscribed in blue ink, " For beloved Adolph and Phyllis, A glorious 1960! Love Lenny, Xmas '59 ," framed; and an LP, Daddy's Fiftieth Birthday, Invented and Performed by Jamie Bernstein, Assisted by Alexander and Nina, CBS Records , signed on the cover, " To all the Greens with love ... Lenny + Felicia, Christmas '68 ." Adolph Green first met Leonard Bernstein at Summer Camp in 1937 where Bernstein, incredibly, was a Music Counselor. After Green met Betty Comden and formed The Revuers, the troupe regularly performed at the Village Vanguard in Greenwich Village, with Bernstein sometimes accompanying them on piano. Their first professional success was with On The Town , which debuted on Broadway in 1944 and expanded upon Bernstein's music for the Jerome Robbins ballet, Fancy Free . Bernstein also wrote the music for the Comden and Green musical, Wonderful Town , which debuted on Broadway in 1953 and garnered five Tony Awards®, including for Best Musical. Green's deep friendship with Bernstein lasted until Bernstein's death in 1990. Photograph: 10 x 13 in.; LP: 12 x 12 in.