[Literature & Art] [Duchamp, Marcel. (1887 - 1968)] & Steuerman, Ricci etc.[Persinger, Louis. (1887 - 1966)]
Signed Birthday Card to the violinist Louis Persinger
A Japanese fold out autograph book signed by guests at Louis Persinger's 75th birthday party, signed with inscriptions by 25 of the attendees, the most prominent being artist Marcel Duchamp (both he and Persinger were serious chess players, a central element of their friendship), Ruggerio Ricci, Murray Adler, Robert Rudie, Edward Steuermann and other musician friends. A full list of all the attendees is inscribed in the back of the book, but all have signed. 5 1/2" x 7 1/2". Covers detached, coffee stains on a couple of pages, overall very good.One of the leading violin pedagogues of the period, Persinger succeeded Auer at the Juilliard School in 1930 and was the primary teacher of Menuhin, Ricci, Stern, Wicks, Lack, Bustamo, Zeitlin and others. (11017)
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