Herbert Witherspoon, bass

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Title:
Herbert Witherspoon, bass
Description:
Photograph of a man wearing a suit. He is also wearing a patterned tie held by a circular pin and pince-nez.
Collector:
Hale, Philip, 1854-1934
Photographer:
Gessford, Joseph G.
Name on Item:
Gessford
Date:
[ca. 1890–1934]
Format:
Photographs
Genre:
Cabinet photographs
Portrait photographs
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
Philip Hale Collection
Series:
Philip Hale Photograph Collection
Subjects:
Opera singers
Witherspoon, Herbert, 1873-1935
Extent:
1 photograph : print on card mount ; mount 17 x 11 cm (cabinet card format)
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Language:
English
Notes:
Title from item.
Herbert Witherspoon (1871-1935) was an American bass singer and opera manager. He performed with the Metropolitan Opera for six years and became the president of the Chicago Musical College in 1925. In 1930, he became the artistic director of the Chicago Civic Opera and, in 1931, he became president of the Cincinnati Conservatory.
On item: (b. Buffalo, 1871; d. N.Y. 1935) Oratorio soloist, then in Wagner roles at Met (deb. 1908).
Notes (date):
Date supplied by cataloger.
Identifier:
16_04_000625