Wanda Landowska
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Yousuf Karsh
Canadian, born Armenia, 1908–2002
Wanda Landowska (1879–1959) Starting piano lessons at the age of four, Landowska graduated from the Warsaw Conservatory of Music and played the harpsichord with such skill and beauty that she brought about its modern rebirth almost single-handedly. In 1925 she founded the School of Ancient Music in Paris. She made concert tours in Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Americas during her long musical career.
Canadian, born Armenia, 1908–2002
Wanda Landowska
1945
Object Type:
Photograph
Dimensions:
20 in. x 16 in. (50.8 cm x 40.64 cm)
Medium and Support:
Gelatin silver print on paper
Accession Number:
2013.0005.0037
Credit Line:
Gift of Estrellita Karsh, in honor of Mark M. Johnson, and in memory of Yousuf Karsh
Copyright:
© Estate of Yousuf Karsh
Wanda Landowska (1879–1959) Starting piano lessons at the age of four, Landowska graduated from the Warsaw Conservatory of Music and played the harpsichord with such skill and beauty that she brought about its modern rebirth almost single-handedly. In 1925 she founded the School of Ancient Music in Paris. She made concert tours in Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Americas during her long musical career.
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