FERRANTE & TEICHER - INSCRIBED ORIGINAL ART SIGNED CO-SIGNED BY: FERRANTE & TEICHER (ARTHUR FERRANTE), FERRANTE & TEICHER (LOUIS TEICHER) - HFSID 343733

FERRANTE & TEICHER: ARTHUR FERRANTE and LOUIS TEICHER
The piano duo, known for their experimental sound, both sign their names with best wishes and leave a drawing of dueling pianists under a black and white affixed photo of themselves on a 11½x3½ page
Inscribed original art signed: "To Jim/All our best wishes/Ferrante" and "Teicher" in black felt tip. 4½x3½ B/w clipped photo affixed with the caption "Ferrante & Teicher". 11½x14 overall; two surfaces. Original drawing of dueling pianists with musical notes in lower margin. ARTHUR FERRANTE (1921-2009), born in New York City, and LOUIS TEICHER (1924-2008), born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania,began to perform on the piano as a duo, primarily with classical groups, in 1946. When they began, they experimented with modifying their pianos, inserting objects into the stringbed, playing on the stringbed, striking keys or strings with blocks and generally striving to figure out how to get the strangest possible sounds. In the 1960s, Ferrante & Teicher became one of the best-selling instrumental easy listening groups. Their 1965 Greatest Hits album included such classics as Exodus, Tonight, Theme from the Apartment, Midnight Cowboy and Love Theme from Lawrence of Arabia. Slightly soiled and toned. Two hole punches on left margin from binding, lightly worn. Rust colored residue on top edge. Otherwise, fine condition.