1926 Cover The Etude Music Tribute T. Presser Portrait - ORIGINAL ET1

Please note that this is a cover only.

This is an original 1926 color cover for The Etude Music Magazine. This cover depicts a painted portrait of Theodore Presser wearing a dark brown suit jacket, white collared shirt, and red tie with a blue stone set in a golden circle. The cover is of an issue that commemorated Presser's life (1848 - 1925, as written at the bottom center of the image), and the bottom margin reads "Special Tribute Issue to Theodore Presser". Presser has a slight smile, white handlebar mustache, white eyebrows, and powerful blue eyes. The bottom margin also reads, "America's Advance in Music, Owen Wister; Modernism in Piano Study, Leo Ornstein; New Ideas in Study, Percy Grainger; Major and Minor Scales, John M. Williams".

CONDITION

This 85+ year old Item is rated Very Fine +. Moderate aging throughout. Light creasing. - center right. No natural defects. Some light surface rub. 1/2 inch tear - right margin. No water damage. There is aged tape alongside the left margin (11.5 inches in length). There is also a .5 inch tear at the bottom right corner where the paper has been removed.

• Product Type: Original Cover; Color
• Grade: Very Fine +
• Dimensions: Approximately 10 x 13 inches; 25 x 33 cm
• Authentication: Serial-Numbered Certificate of Authenticity w/ Full Provenance
• Protection: Packaged in a custom archival sleeve with an acid-free black board (great for display, gift-giving, and preservation)

Keywords specific to this image: composer, bald, dead

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