{"product_id":"14467-porter-cole-signed-portrait-to-max-dreyfus","title":"Porter, Cole. (1891–1964) Signed Portrait to Max Dreyfus","description":"An attractive photograph of a portrait drawing of the great composer and lyricist, signed and inscribed by Porter in ink to the music publisher Max Dreyfus: \"For the great Max with years of devotion. Cole.\" Signed \"Baz \/ 40\" by the artist within the image (printed) upper right. 8 x 10 inches, glued to slightly larger rigid backing, else fine. \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003eThe German-born American music publisher, arranger and songwriter Max Dreyfus played an important role in the development of the so-called Great American Songbook. He was president of Chappell \u0026amp; Co., Inc., the world's largest music publishing firm, and worked closely with Porter over many years, as well as with the other composers and lyricists such as Jerome Kern, George Gershwin, Richard Rodgers, and Lorenz Hart. According to Steven Suskin in \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eThe Sound of Broadway Music, \u003c\/i\u003e\"through the thirties and forties, Dreyfus had a virtual stranglehold on the Broadway musical, with almost all of the most successful songwriters (except Berlin) under contract. And the best and most knowledgeable theatrical orchestrators as well.\" An extraordinary association.\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093551567007,"sku":"14467","price":2000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Porter_Dreyfus_SP_14467184.jpg?v=1722188785","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/14467-porter-cole-signed-portrait-to-max-dreyfus","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}