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HIRSCHFELD Cover
HIRSCHFELD Cover
HIRSCHFELD Cover
HIRSCHFELD Cover
HIRSCHFELD Cover

HIRSCHFELD Cover "PORGY AND BESS" Souvenir Program 1942 Todd Duncan

$ 7.91

Availability: 36 in stock
  • Condition: This program is in great condition except for two small rips in the bottom left corner that is throughout the pamphlet. The scan is of the actual program.
  • Object Type: Souvenir Program
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Industry: Theater
  • Original/Reproduction: Original

    Description

    For sale is a 1942 program from the Broadway musical "Porgy and Bess," a story written by DuBose Hayward (1885-1940) about a  Gullah-native, handicapped beggar of Charleston, South Carolina, portrayed through the compositions of George Gershwin (1898-1937).  The cover is skillfully drawn by the famous caricaturist Al Hirschfeld (1903-2003).
    It measures a large11 1/2 in. x  9 in.
    I will combine postage on multiple purchases.  Please contact me for a combined invoice before paying.