Caricatures of musicians [graphic] / Alfred Bendiner

ca. 1942-1964

Alfred Bendiner(1899-1964) was an architect, caricaturist, water colorist, muralist, lithographer, writer, and archeologist. Many of his illustrations of buildings and of the worlds of music, theatre and ballet appeared in the Philadelphia Sunday Bulletin. Caricatures of musicians were collected in the book, Music to my eyes. The Music Division's collection of Alfred Bendiner works includes caricatures of identified conductors, pianists, violinists, and other musical performers, unidentified jazz and other performers, and travel pictures with musical subjects. Accompanying material (ca. 1939-1994) includes a poster, clippings, programs, announcements, and correspondence about exhibitions; and copies of books and other publications with Bendiner illustrations. Bendiner works concerned with theatre are housed in the Billy Rose Theatre Collection.