GEORGE GERSHWIN - COLLECTION - HFSID 265635
Price: $2,250.00
GEORGE GERSHWIN
George Gershwin signature cut from a check with a sketch drawn by
him.
Signature: "George Gershwin", 4½x1, cut from a check. Affixed
to 6x8 mat with a 4½x5½ sketch drawn by Gershwin. George Gershwin
(1898-1937), born Jacob Gershovitz (later shortened to Gershwin), was one of
the greatest songwriters of his day and also a "serious" composer who
bridged the gap between classical and popular music. In 1910, his mother
purchased a piano for George's older brother, 14-year-old Ira, but it was
12-year-old George who quickly took to it. George's first Broadway show, La,
La Lucille, ran for one hundred performances in 1919, the same year Al
Jolson heard Gershwin's 1917 song "Swanee" and added it to his touring show.
Gershwin's works include Rhapsody in Blue (1924), Porgy and
Bess (1935) and the first Pulitzer Prize-winning musical, Of Thee
I Sing (1931). In 1937, the year he was nominated for an Academy
Award for Best Song, Gershwin died of a brain tumor in 1937 at the age of
38. Cancellation holes nick the upper loop of the "G" in Gershwin. Upper right
edge of signatue sheet torn away. Sketch is lightly creased. Sheet is torn at
upper edge. Mat is lightly frayed at edges. Overall, fine
condition.
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