{"product_id":"24036-holiday-billie-early-signed-photograph-ca-1938","title":"Holiday, Billie. (1915–1959) Early Signed Photograph, ca. 1938","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eEarly signed Nasib of New York photograph of the legendary jazz singer, who is shown in a glamorous and stylishly lit head-and-shoulders pose, and who has signed and inscribed\u003cspan\u003e in fountain pen, \"Best always to Paul from Billie Holiday.” Handsomely cloth-matted and framed to an overall size of 14.5 x 16.5; a photocopy of the photo's Music Corporation of America label, concealed by the frame's backing, is affixed to the reverse. In very good to fine condition, with two small edge tears, and scattered creasing, primarily to the right side.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eRevered as one of the greatest and most individual vocalists in the history of blues and jazz, Holiday died from cirrhosis of the liver at the age of 44. Signed photographs of her are very scarce.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe photographer Nasib Kopooshian (1890-1945) was a theatrical photographer known in the trade as NASIB and this photograph dates from the late 1930s when his studio was located at 160 West 46th Street. The \u003cspan\u003eMusic Corporation of America caption mounted verso, advertises Billie Holiday in concert with Count Basie and his orchestra, permitting us to date the image to\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e the brief period in 1937-8 when Billie toured with Basie's band. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":61983528747167,"sku":"24036","price":6000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Holiday_BillieearlySP24036b.jpg?v=1742498152","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/24036-holiday-billie-early-signed-photograph-ca-1938","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}