Bernstein, Leonard. (1918–1990)
Original Gottlieb Photograph of Ben-Gurion telling Bernstein not to Smoke!
Vintage 8 x 10 inch original photograph of the Israeli statesman telling the great American conductor/composer not to smoke. Taken by Jack Gottlieb in Tel Aviv, Israel in December, 1963, an original photograph from Gottlieb's collection, the actual print which was reproduced in his 2010 book "Working with Bernstein." With a few surface cracks, mounted to a rigid backing and with a typed caption from Gottlieb affixed beneath.Jack Gottlieb (1930 - 2011) was an important composer, teacher and long time associate of Leonard Bernstein. Although he is primarily remembered as Leonard Bernstein’s ‘right hand man’ he was an important teacher and composer in his own right, particularly of music for the synagogue. Bernstein described Gottlieb as "one of the most important talents on the American musical scene.”
Bernstein's "Kaddish," his third symphony, is dedicated to the memory of John F. Kennedy. It was first performed in Tel Aviv, Israel on December 10, 1963. In "Working with Bernstein" (p. 125), Gottlieb, who traveled with Bernstein to Israel, writes that "I was overjoyed to spend a few hours at the Tel Aviv residence of Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion and his wife, Paula." (9133)
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