George Gershwin

 During Artis Naples' celebration of the 100th anniversary of the debut of George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue in 1924, Baker Museum is exhibiting paintings by Gershwin, pieces from Gershwin's own art collection, and works depicting Gershwin.

The composer Arnold Schoenberg was a friend, neighbor and tennis partner of Gershwin.  On the right is Gershwin's portrait of Schoenberg, who also painted as a hobby.  On the left is a posed photograph of Gershwin with his portrait of Schoenberg.  He wasn't really painting at that time . . .  in the photograph the portrait is already framed and Gershwin would have worn white smocks when he painted.

The noted sculptor Isamu Noguchi sculpted Gershwin's head in bronze.  The photograph to the left of the head shows Gershwin with Noguchi's sculpture on a stand beside him.

Andy Warhol created portraits of Gershwin decades after Gershwin's death. 

 

A painting by Italian painter and scultptor Amedeo Modigliani was in Gershwin's personal collection