Museum Collections
Luce Center
Portrait of Jascha Heifetz (1901-1987)
Object Number:
1990.1.33
Date:
1927
Medium:
Graphite on paper with black ink list on verso
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 x 2 7/8 in. ( 15.2 x 7.3 cm )
Marks:
signature and date: lower right: "Wm HWalker / '27"
inscription: lower center: "Jascha Heifetz"
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower right in graphite: "Wm H Walker / '27"; signed by sitter at lower center: "Jascha Heifetz"
Description:
Portrait
Gallery Label:
Russian-born violinist Jascha Heifetz made his New York debut at Carnegie Hall on October 27, 1917.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Family of William Henry Walker
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