American soprano (1878-1964)
Signed color photo shown as Jeannie in the famous TV sitcom
Signed photo shown on stage as Norma
and the founder of the Harlem School of the Arts
Giacosa, Giuseppe - Signed Photograph HM - Musicians & Bands American soprano (1878-1964)Italian poet (1847 1906), playwright & librettist, well known for writing the libretto of Puccini's Manon Lescaut, La Boheme, and Madama Butterfly. Large size cabinet style photograph signed by him, dated in Milan, 1905, inscribed to Bianca Chigi Kaschmann, daughter of the famed baritone Giuseppe Kaschmann. Size is 6. 75 x 9. 7 inches, minor stains, irregularly cut and trimmed on the top and bottom, otherwise in excellent condition.