{"product_id":"17535-blitzstein-marc-diamond-david-signed-photograph-to-david-diamond","title":"Blitzstein, Marc. (1905–1964) [Diamond, David. (1915–2005)] Signed Photograph to David Diamond","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003eSigned photograph of the American composer, lyricist and librettist, inscribed to fellow composer David Diamond. Blitzstein has penned at the upper left: \"For David, who 'looks like a Chinaman'—Marc \/ July 23 1939.\" Stamped on the verso by Lucas \u0026amp; Pritchard of New York. Two thumb prints and a light scratch to the image; small tear at the left edge, repaired with tape on the verso. Overall very good. 8 x 10 inches (20.4 x 25.4 cm).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003eMarcus Blitzstein won national attention in 1937 when his pro-union musical \u003ci\u003eThe Cradle Will Rock\u003c\/i\u003e, directed by Orson Welles, was shut down by the Works Progress Administration. He is particularly known for \u003ci\u003eThe Cradle Will Rock\u003c\/i\u003e and for his Off-Broadway translation\/adaptation of \u003ci\u003eThe Threepenny Opera\u003c\/i\u003e by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill, as well as for operas, musicals, and film music.\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003eFrom the collection of David Diamond, considered one of the preeminent American composers of his generation. He enjoyed wide success in the 1940's and 1950's, before the serial and modernist trends largely pushed him into the shadows. The New York Times described him as \"part of what some considered a forgotten generation of great American symphonists, including Howard Hanson, Roy Harris, William Schuman, Walter Piston and Peter Mennin.\" \u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093653311647,"sku":"17535","price":500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Blitzstein_Marc_Signed_Photograph_to_David_Diamond_17535.jpg?v=1722189461","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/17535-blitzstein-marc-diamond-david-signed-photograph-to-david-diamond","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}