Lina Abarbanell portrait, 193-

ArchivalResource

Lina Abarbanell portrait, 193-

Charcoal drawing of opera singer Lina Abarbanell, signed by artist.

1 drawing : b&w ; 43 cm. x 56 cm.

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 7993857

New York Public Library System, NYPL

Related Entities

There are 2 Entities related to this resource.

Solowey, Ben, 1900-1978

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6572qgh (person)

Ben Solowey, artist, was a regular contributor to the Drama Sections of the NY Times, NY Post and NY Herald Tribune between 1929-1942. There were few performing artists in New York who did not sit for him. From the description of Lina Abarbanell portrait, 193- (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 692424648 ...

Abarbanell, Lina, 1879-1963

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6669r7d (person)

Lina Abarbanell (1879-1963) was a Jewish American opera singer. She sang in public from the age of seven, performing with opera companies in her native Germany, touring Europe, and giving command recitals before royalty. In 1905 she and her husband and daughter came to the United States, and Abarbanell embarked on a thirty-year career giving concerts and performances around the country. After the death of her husband in 1934 she retired from performing but continued to work in the theatre as a c...