Signed Poster

Signed poster from the beloved American composer and conductor, advertising a concert of the Vienna Philharmonic under Bernstein on November 5 1985 to benefit the Sigmund-Freund-Gesellschaft. Bernstein and Freud are shown caricatured facing one another above a rug-draped sofa. Bernstein has inscribed the poster to his assistant, the composer Jack Gottlieb, at the right in red marker: "For J. G. - Order from your Schrink(s): GET WELL! Love, LB / Xmas '85." Taped to the verso is a doctored photocopy of the upper half of the poster, with Freud's face replaced with another face (apparently Jack Gottlieb) and the inscription altered in red pencil to: "For LB—Order from your Schrink: GET WELL! Love, JG / Columbus Day '90." Bernstein died on October 14, 1990, just a week later. Poster mounted on same-size foam board. Some light soiling; pinholes in corners; overall fine. 17 x 25 inches (43 x 63 cm).

The present signed poster is reproduced in Jack Gottlieb's book Working with Bernstein: A Memoir (2010). (16972)

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