ANDERSON, Marian (1897-1993). Récital de Chant de Marian Anderson la célèbre contatrice nègre. Paris, France, 1934.

10 5/8 x 8 1/4 in. printed broadside (toned, minor creasing, short marginal tear with verso repair).

An illustrated broadside featuring a portrait of the celebrated contralto Marian Anderson for a concert in Paris on 14 June 1934. Anderson had made her European debut in 1928 and toured throughout the continent extensively, particularly in the Nordic countries where the audiences had "Marian Fever" and her concerts were met with ecstatic reviews.

Her Paris debut occurred shortly before this concert on 2 May 1934, which was attended by a small audience as the promoters "had not had sufficient time to publicize the debut of a singer not yet well known outside of Scandinavia." (Keiler, p. 133). It was met with a triumphant review, however: "Don't forget this name, it will be famous before very long in Paris." The broadside here advertises her third recital in Paris which was performed to an "overflowing audience" with "the Parisian critics...as excited as ever." (Keiler, p. 136). RARE: no other copies were located. Keiler, Allan. Marian Anderson: A Singer's Journey, pp. 132-136.

Property from the James Milgram, M.D., Collection of Broadsides, Ephemeral Americana, and Historical Documents

This lot is located in Cincinnati.

ANDERSON, Marian (1897-1993). Récital de Chant de Marian Anderson la célèbre contatrice nègre. Paris, France, 1934.