February 13th 2025 Auction
A large photograph inscribed by Jerome Kern. Gelatin silver print depicting Kern at the piano, inscribed in ink "To Arthur Samuels Whose many kindness are gratefully appreciated by his most sincerely Jerome Kern January 1938". 10 1/2 x 13 1/2 inches. Scratch in curtain area visible in raking light, light silvering to edges.
Jerome Kern (January 27, 1885 – November 11, 1945) was an American composer of musical theatre and popular music. One of the most important American theatre composers of the early 20th century, he wrote more than 700 songs, used in over 100 stage works, including such classics as "Ol' Man River", "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man", "A Fine Romance", "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes", "The Song Is You", "All the Things You Are", "The Way You Look Tonight" and "Long Ago (and Far Away)".
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Jerome Kern Signed Oversized Photo
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