Search Results: Authors starting with C from Schubertiade

New York: Imago, 1984. First. Used; Like New/Used; Like New. 4to.  144 pp.  Hardcover in dustjacket. The artist has inscribed "To Paul McMahon with good wishes on the occasion of our first meeting / Paul Cadmus / 23 July 1992" in black ink to the title page.  Slightest toning to extremities of jacket's edges, price clipped.  Fiine in a near fine dust jacket. An interesting work on the artist by Lincoln Kirstein, the American writer, impresario, art connoisseur, and cultural figure in New York City who, with George Balanchine, founded the New York City Ballet (first known as the "Ballet Society") in 1948. "Paul Cadmus is best known for his erotic depictions of nude male figures, charged with satire, social criticism, and a strongly idealized sexuality.  Cadmus first gained recognition for his 1934 painting The Fleet's In, where the controversy of a group of sailors he pictured carousing among prostitutes and homosexuals inspired a public outcry.  His work is informed by themes of Surrealism,… Read More

Used; Like New/Used; Like New. Signed portrait of the American painter and graphic artist by Virginia Schendler for Midtown Payson Galleries, New York.  Inscribed to  Paul McMahon.  No date.  Label with credits mounted to verso.  Square frame (7 x 7 inches) printed to oblong 8-by-10-inch (25.7 x 20.2 cm) photo paper.  Inscription slightly smudged, else in fine condition.The picture shows Cadmus in his late years.  Widely known for his egg tempera paintings of gritty social interactions in urban settings, he also produced many highly finished drawings of single nude male figures.  His paintings combine elements of eroticism and social critique in a style often called magic realism. From the collection of Paul McMahon, a critic, photographer and artist who worked for more than 13 years touring with Marlene Dietrich as the icon's stage manager, announcer, dresser, secretary and escort, and later spent 25 years as an arts and entertainment reviewer and photographer with Gay Community News,… Read More

Used; Like New/Used; Like New. A highly unusual signed photograph on the reverse of a 5 of Diamonds playing card. 2.24 x 3.5 inches (7.7 x 8.7 cm). A witty and clever item from the composer who experimented with the nature of sound and composition through chance procedures, including the arrival at sound and duration parameters through coin tosses and the use of playing cards. From Nam June Paik's 1975 set of 52 screenprints on playing cards, from an edition of 250. Nam June Paik counted the avant-garde composer as a major influence, collaborator and friend and created a film tribute to him in 1973.

Used; Like New/Used; Like New. An interesting signed poster from the innovative and influential American composer, bearing an especially large and bold autograph signature in red ink. Pictorial poster, framed, with plexiglass.  17 x 22 inches; 43 x 55 cm. Signed by John Cage at the bottom right of the poster, from a week-long residency at Stanford in celebration of Cage's 80th birthday. The event included an exhibition of Cage's prints, two panel discussions of his work, the delivery of an original lecture, a "Musicircus," and two evening performances of Cage's music.

Used; Like New/Used; Like New. Original drawing in ballpoint pen in blue on wove paper, accomplished and signed by John Cage, Allan Kaprow, Al Hansen, and Wolf Vostell as well as dated 1986 by Al Hansen. The outline of the face, eyes and nose appear to be accomplished by Cage, whose signed name "John Cage" constitutes the nostrils, beneath which Allan Kaprow's name composes a mustache over a mouth, while the figure's hair is clearly accomplished by Hansen, whose name and title outline the head "Al Hansen Kunstlaboratorium Köln." In a lighter, rather faded ink, "Vostell" forms the right eye. Previously exhibited in "The Art of Collecting" at the Museum Kunst Palast Düsseldorf Foundation, 2007. In fine condition.  7.8 x 10.5 inches (26 x 19.5 cm).  In 1957 Al Hansen enrolled in John Cage's composition class at The New School. He had no prior knowledge of music, but this class became a catalyst for a community of artists performing and sharing ideas and provided the foundation for his later… Read More

Used; Like New/Used; Like New. A rare signed halftone Houston Rogers photograph from La Divina's performances of "Tosca" at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 1964. A single sheet removed from the February 8, 1964 issue of The Illustrated London News, small tears, creases and mounting remnants around the edges of the sheet have been matted out of view, a few small blemishes to the image showing, else fine. The full sheet 10 x 13 inches, photograph 8.7 x 10.9 inches (25 x 34cm; 22 x 28 cm). Archivally matted with only the image showing, 11 x 14 inches overall. Signed photographs of Callas of this size are very uncommon. On 5 January, 1965, Callas ended her stage career in the role of Tosca at the Royal Opera House, in this production designed and mounted for her by Franco Zeffirelli and featuring her friend and colleague Tito Gobbi.

Used; Like New/Used; Like New. Vintage pearl-finish Piccagliani photo of Callas as she appeared in Un Ballo in Maschera at La Scala 1957, signed with her name alone in blue fountain pen across the image.  In fine condition, moderate contrast to some of the signature and mounting remnants to verso. 3.75 x 5.5 inches; 9.4 x 13.7 cm. Amelia is a role that should probably have figured more in Callas's career. She sang excerpts as a student, almost got to sing it at La Scala under Toscanini, but actually didn't tackle the whole role until the recording she made under Antonino Votto in 1956, and after singing it in a lavish new production at La Scala the following year, never sang it again, though she returned to Amelia's two big solos in the studio in the mid to late 1960s.

Used; Like New/Used; Like New. Vintage pearl-finish Piccagliani photo of Callas as she appeared in Un Ballo in Maschera at La Scala 1957, signed and inscribed in blue fountain pen in Italian to the lower blank margin. In fine condition, with some light creases and mounting remnants to verso. 4 x 5.75 inches; 10.4 x 14.7 cm. Amelia is a role that should probably have figured more in Callas's career. She sang excerpts as a student, almost got to sing it at La Scala under Toscanini, but actually didn't tackle the whole role until the recording she made under Antonino Votto in 1956, and after singing it in a lavish new production at La Scala the following year, never sang it again, though she returned to Amelia's two big solos in the studio in the mid to late 1960s.

Used; Like New/Used; Like New. Elaborate calligraphic album with 200 alphabetically ordered hand-painted quotations from Shakespeare's plays in German translation (translators not identified). 71 leaves; writing on recto pages only, verso pages blank. Text in Fraktur. Lowercase letters and punctuation in black ink; capital letters oversized (like initials) and highly ornate in red and blue ink; lines in blue ink. Title pages for each letter of the alphabet with the letter as a large glyph in red ink, silver and gilt (no entries beginning with C, Q, X, Y, Z; I and J are treated as one letter). Rhymed dedicatory statement to leaf preceding title by the compiler (translated from German): "To stop boredom, to prevent from whimsies, quotations from Shakespeare's works are intended to soothe pain and strengthen the nerves. If I have succeeded in doing so here and now, I have achieved what I intended, Jos. Goldschmidt, May 1922." Dark brown marbled boards with padding; dust jacket of light brown,… Read More

Used; Like New/Used; Like New. Small archive of eleven original flyers, photographs and a signed letter relating to the campaign of Muhammad Ali and others for the pardoning of boxer Ruben "Hurricane" Carter who was wrongly convicted of murder. The collection includes three original press photographs ("Muhammad Ali takes time out from training for the Joe Frazier fight to address a rally in Newark 9/6 designed to gain a new trial..."; "Ali greets Carter"; "Ali leaves a rally at Newark..."), three different handbills ("Free Rubin 'Hurrican' Carter *& John Artis...Sept 17..."; "Come One - Come All - New Jersey Defense Committee...September 6, 1975"; "Heavyweight Champion of the World....says Meet Him in Trenton 'Together we will Win..." Friday October 17, 1975"), "The Hurricane Fund" brochures (two different), "March to prison with me Friday" poster (13x8"), "Night of the Hurricane II" January 25. 1976 concert program (with Bob Dylan, Stevie Wonder and Isaac Hayes) and a signed typed letter from Newark… Read More

Used; Like New/Used; Like New. A rare and amusing postcard printed with a joke about the 1906 scandal surrounding the great tenor. Printed on the cover is the question "Where did Caruso touch the lady?"; a window in the cover opens to show a monkey in a cage with the punchline, "In the monkey house." Overall toning; two slight splits to the fold and a small tear at the corner of the window flap; otherwise in very good condition overall. 3.25 x 5.5 inches (8.5 x 14.3 cm).In November of 1906, Caruso had been charged with an indecent act allegedly committed in the monkey house of New York's Central Park Zoo, where he was accused of pinching the bottom of a married woman. Caruso claimed a monkey did the bottom-pinching, but he was found guilty as charged and fined 10 dollars. The so-called Monkey House Incident, with the complicated court case that followed, caused a huge scandal, with particular outrage among New York's high-society opera-goers.

Used; Like New/Used; Like New. Original bamboo and wicker chair used as set decoration in Rick's Café, the café and illegal gambling establishment run by Humphrey Bogart as Rick Blaine in the classic 1942 Warner Bros. film Casablanca. These style of bamboo framed, wicker covered chairs can be seen throughout the café during the film. In fine condition, accompanied by a framed reprint Casablanca set photograph, showing similar chairs in situ.  34 inches high. Expected wear to wicker, overall fine condition. NB: PLEASE NOTE THAT EXTRA SHIPPING CHARGES WILL APPLY.The American Film Institute voted Casablanca the number one greatest romantic film of the last 100 years, and number three of the best 100 films. Nominated for eight Oscars, Casablanca won three, and is a Library of Congress National Film Registry Selection. 

Used; Like New/Used; Like New. Signed photograph of the French pianist whose recordings of the Mozart concertos with Szell are models of elegance and transparency. In the photo, he can be seen leaning against a grand piano and holding a lit cigarette in his left hand. Inscription reads: "To Mr. Robert Gillespie/ in rememberance of my concert at Maryville College (1935)/ very sincerely,/ Robert Casadesus/ Dec. 1945."  Surface crazing of vertical lines in glossy finish on photo, very light wear along edges, else fine.

Used; Like New/Used; Like New. Program book from the complete Festival de Prades of 1959, and including the complete programs, program notes, photographs and biographies of the performers. Boldly signed in blue ink "Pablo Casals" beneath his photograph and signed also by his wife, Martita Casals. Very fine. Sold together with a subscription flyer for the concert series. From the collection of Gregory R. Marshak, close friend of Casals and one of the primary organizers of the first Concours Pablo Casals in 1957. Marshak was the alias of Georges Rosenberg, brother of the pianist Maria Rey-Chazen (1900 - 1966), perhaps his original connection to Casals. Marshak was an important supporter of Bruno Schulz, who was very close to him and his sister.

Used; Like New/Used; Like New. A superb and very rare original photograph from a NYC farewell party given for the great Russian bass at the end of his first U.S. visit. Chaliapin is shown in an apron and chef's hat, holding a plate and spoon aloft, and surrounded by many prominent guests. The week before this photograph was taken, on January 30, 1922, in the Victor studio, Chaliapin made his first American recordings: Varlaam's song and Boris' farewell from Boris Godunov and also Don Basilio's aria from Il Barbiere Di Siviglia. 5 x 7 inches (13 x 18 cm). He returned to Moscow in March, but later that year, in June, he emigrated to Paris.

Used; Like New/Used; Like New. Evocative original large-format photograph of the creators of the 1969 musical Coco, librettist Alan Jay Lerner, composer André Previn, and producer Frederick Brisson. The creators of the musical are shown in front of the Chanel salon, with the "Chanel" awnings visible in the background. Inscribed #2 and July, 1966 on the verso. 14.75 x 10.25 inches (37.5 x 26 cm).Coco was a 1969 Broadway musical with a book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by André Previn, inspired by the life of Coco Chanel. It starred Katharine Hepburn in her only stage musical. Although the role had initially been intended for producer Frederick Brisson's wife, Rosalind Russell, Hepburn was convinced to take the role after receiving vocal coaching and meeting Coco Chanel. After 40 previews, the Broadway production opened on December 18, 1969 at the Mark Hellinger Theatre, where it ran for 329 performances. 

Used; Like New/Used; Like New. An unusual and visually striking original 1927 doubleweight photograph of the great comedian. This image was later reproduced in the Chicago Tribune, under the headline "Movie Comedian Says He'll File Cross Bill: Charlie Chaplin and his Jap valet about to board Twentieth Century in Chicago on his way to see New York lawyer." 7.5 x 9.75 inches. Edges slightly chipped, stamps and notations on verso, else fine.On January 11, 1927, Charlie Chaplin's $16 million estate was frozen by court receivers after his second wife, Lita Grey Chaplin, sued for divorce. Lita was a 16-year-old hopeful actress when the 35-year-old Chaplin married her in 1924. The bitter and prolonged divorce ended a three-year marriage with a $1 million settlement.

New York: Kathryn Markel, 1982. First. Used; Like New/Used; Like New. Rare early publications from the American artist and longtime New Yorker cartoonist described as "the poet laureate of urban neurosis."  Three paperback publications, Mondo Boxo, Somebody Goes to the White House by Vera Lee Marlone in diary form, and The Small Pamphlet of Things, in cardboard slipcase.  Very fine.  2.5 x 3.5 inches (6.4 x 8.9 cm.).

Paris: J. Hamelle, [1886]. Used; Like New/Used; Like New. Noël pour Ténor ou Soprano avec accompagnement de Piano (et d'Harmonium ad libitum)...Op. 43 No. 1. Upright folio. Lithographic title page (only) of the song publication 1 p.  With his ownership signature in pencil upper right and the name stamp upper left of the remarkable composer Ernest Chausson, student of Massenet and Franck, who died tragically young. Toning, else fine. Though sadly lacking the musical score itself, an interesting association nevertheless. "Noël was initially conceived as an occasional piece, a little Christmas song with harmonium accompaniment. The piano does not quite reproduce the colours of that instrument, but it is clear that Fauré had the festive sound of carillons in mind and the pianist must do his best as a bell-ringer. Fauré sometimes seems to lack the practical touch: here he writes music 'for the people' (simplified to a degree, and seemingly designed for a popular market) and yet the vocal-writing… Read More

Used; Like New/Used; Like New. Signed full-length photograph of the great Bulgarian basso in his most famous role.  Christoff has inscribed "To Mr. Paul McMahon / Sincerely, / Boris Christoff" in black ink.  "Hurok Attractions" stamp to verso.  Light surface creasing, overall in fine condition.  8 x 10 inches (20.3 x 25.4 cm.).From the collection of Paul McMahon, a critic, photographer and artist who worked for more than 13 years touring with Marlene Dietrich as the icon's stage manager, announcer, dresser, secretary and escort, and later spent 25 years as an arts and entertainment reviewer and photographer with Gay Community News, Esplanade, Tommy's Connection, The Mirror, Bay Windows and other publications.