Biographical Sketch

Alexander Leventon (1896-1950). Alexander Leventon was born in Rostov, Russia in 1896. He began study of the violin in 1902, and continued his education at the University of Moscow and the Imperial Conservatory in 1913, where he studied law and music. He served in the White Russian Army in 1918 and left Russia in 1921. When he arrived in the United States a year later, Leventon worked as a violinist with the New York Symphony. He moved to Rochester, New York in 1923, where he held the position of concertmaster with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra until 1944. While in Rochester, Leventon also worked as a professional photographer, achieving international recognition for his work. He was affiliated with the Rochester Philharmonic as a violinist through 1950, and his photographs of the orchestra’s musicians appear in a number of concert programs. He died on October 10, 1950, in Rochester.

 

Provenance

The original negatives and photographs were given to Sibley Music Library by Gladys Leventon, wife of Alexander Leventon, in 1984. Copy prints and negatives were made from these originals in 1990 by Michael Hager of Rochester, New York.

 

Scope and Content

The collection contains 42 original prints, the majority of which are signed by Alexander Leventon and mounted. Also included are 53 original negatives, 140 copy prints, and 96 copy negatives. The subjects of the portraits are primarily musicians associated with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra and the Eastman School of Music.

 

Restrictions and Use

The copyright to the photographs is held by Gladys Leventon, widow of Alexander Leventon, until her death, at which time these rights will be assigned to the Sibley Music Library, Eastman School of Music. All use of the photographs for display or publication must credit Alexander Leventon.

 

Associations

Sibley Music Library Special Collections contains a collection of photography by Louis Ouzer of Rochester, including portraits of many prominent musicians. The Eastman School of Music Archives possesses a large collection of photographs of Howard Hanson, which are indexed in the Iconography Database.

 

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DESCRIPTION OF SERIES

Series 1: Originals

The series includes Leventon’s original negatives and prints, separated into sub-series by format. Both sub-series are arranged in alphabetical order by the subject’s name.

Subseries A: Negatives

Subseries B: Prints

 

Series 2: Reproductions

The series includes copy negatives made from both Leventon’s original negatives and his original prints, as well as prints made from these copy negatives. The series is divided into sub-series by format, with each sub-series arranged in alphabetical order by the subject’s name. Boxes 5 and 6 contain 1 copy of each print in binders for reference use. Boxes 7 and 8 contain duplicate copies of the prints.

Subseries A: Negatives

Subseries B: Prints

 

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INVENTORY

Series 1: Originals

Subseries A: Negatives

Box 1

folder 1	Dobrowen, Issay
folder 2	Eastman, George
folder 3	Enesco, Georges
folder 4	Fennell, Frederick
folder 5	Fennell, Frederick
folder 6	Genhart, Cecile
folder 7	Goossens, Eugene
folder 8	Goossens, Eugene
folder 9	Goossens, Eugene
folder 10	Goossens, Eugene
folder 11	Goossens, Eugene
folder 12	Goossens, Eugene
folder 13	Goossens, Eugene
folder 14	Goossens, Eugene
folder 15	Goossens, Eugene
folder 16	Goossens, Eugene
folder 16	Goossens, Eugene
folder 17	Goossens, Eugene
folder 18	Goossens, Eugene
folder 19	Goossens, Eugene
folder 20	Goossens, Eugene
folder 21	Goossens, Eugene
folder 22	Goossens, Eugene
folder 23	Goossens, Eugene
folder 24	Goossens, Eugene and Guy Fraser Harrison
folder 25	Hadley, Henry
folder 26	Hadley, Henry
folder 27	Hanson, Howard
folder 28	Heifetz, Jascha
folder 29	Kreisler, Fritz
folder 30	Kreisler, Fritz
folder 31	Landow, Max
folder 32	Lieberson, Goddard
folder 33	Molinari, Bernardino
folder 34	Molinari, Bernardino
folder 35	Munch, Charles
folder 36	Rachmaninoff, Sergei
folder 37	Rachmaninoff, Sergei
folder 38	Remington, Emory
folder 39	Rosing, Vladimir
folder 40	Schuller, Gunther
folder 41	Schuller, Gunther
folder 42	Schuller, Gunther
folder 43	Schuller, Gunther
folder 44	See, Arthur
folder 45	Söderlund, Gustave
folder 46	Street, Stanley
folder 47	Street, William
folder 48	Tinlot, Gustave
folder 49	Vas, Sandor
folder 50	Vas, Sandor
folder 51	Wagner, Victor
folder 52	White, Paul
folder 53	Woolford, Jeanne

Subseries B: Prints

Box 2

folder 1	Bernstein, Leonard. Signed.
folder 2	Celentano, John (1944). Signed and mounted.
folder 3	Cortot, Alfred (1929). Signed and mounted.
folder 4	Diamond, David (1950). Signed and mounted.
folder 5	Dobrowen, Issay (1932). Signed and mounted.
folder 6	End, Jack (1947). Signed and mounted.
folder 7	Enesco, Georges (1947).
folder 8	Fermin, Adelin (1928). Signed and mounted.
folder 9	Fermin, Adelin (1929). Signed and mounted.
folder 10	Goossens, Eugene (1927). Signed and mounted.
folder 11	Goossens, Eugene (1929). Signed and mounted.
folder 12	Goossens, Eugene (1929). Signed and mounted.
folder 13	Gordon, Jacques (1944). Signed and mounted.
folder 14	Hadley, Henry (1931). Signed and mounted.
folder 15	Hanson, Howard (1927). Signed and mounted.
folder 16	Hanson, Howard (1945). Signed by Leventon and Hanson, mounted.
folder 17	Harrison, Guy Fraser (1947). Signed and mounted.
folder 18	Heifetz, Jascha. Mounted.
folder 19	Iturbi, José (1944). Signed and mounted.
folder 20	Kefer, Paul (1928). Signed and mounted.
folder 21	Kreisler, Fritz (1944). Signed and mounted.
folder 22	Lamson, Carl (1944). Signed and mounted.

Box 3

folder 1	Landow, Max (1929). Signed and mounted.
folder 2	Leinsdorf, Erich (1947). Signed by Leventon and Leinsdorf, mounted.
folder 3	Leventon, Alexander (1930). Photo by H. Berssenbrugge, signed and mounted.
folder 4	Lieberson, Goddard (1933). Signed and mounted.
folder 5	Molinari, Bernardino (1931). Signed and mounted.
folder 6	Munch, Charles (1949). Signed and mounted.
folder 7	Rachmaninoff, Sergei (1930). Signed and mounted.
folder 8	Rachmaninoff, Sergei (1929). Signed and mounted.
folder 9	Rebaupierre, André de (1949). Signed and mounted.
folder 10	Remington, Emory. Signed.
folder 11	Remington, Emory. Signed and mounted.
folder 12	Rhees, Rush (1927). Signed and mounted.
folder 13	Rogers, Bernard. Mounted.
folder 14	Rosing, Vladimir (1927). Signed and mounted.
folder 15	Schenck, Ludwig (1928). Signed and mounted.
folder 16	Söderlund, Gustave (1928). Signed and mounted.
folder 17	Watson, Nelson. Signed.
folder 18	White, Paul (1944). Signed and mounted.
folder 19	Wilson, Raymond (1949). Signed and mounted.
folder 20	unidentified woman (1949). Signed and mounted.

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Series 2: Reproductions

Subseries A: Negatives

Box 4

folder 1	Bernstein, Leonard
folder 2	Celentano, John
folder 3	Cortot, Alfred
folder 4	Diamond, David
folder 5	Dobrowen, Issay
folder 6	Dobrowen, Issay
folder 7	Eastman, George
folder 8	End, Jack
folder 9	Enesco, Georges
folder 10	Enesco, Georges
folder 11	Enesco, Georges
folder 12	Fennell, Frederick
folder 13	Fennell, Frederick
folder 14	Fermin, Adelin
folder 15	Fermin, Adelin
folder 16	Woolford, Jeanne
folder 17	Goossens, Eugene
folder 18	Goossens, Eugene
folder 19	Goossens, Eugene
folder 20	Goossens, Eugene
folder 21	Goossens, Eugene
folder 22	Goossens, Eugene
folder 23	Goossens, Eugene
folder 24	Goossens, Eugene
folder 25	Goossens, Eugene
folder 26	Goossens, Eugene
folder 27	Goossens, Eugene
folder 28	Goossens, Eugene
folder 29	Goossens, Eugene
folder 30	Goossens, Eugene
folder 31	Goossens, Eugene
folder 32	Goossens, Eugene
folder 33	Goossens, Eugene
folder 34	Goossens, Eugene
folder 35	Goossens, Eugene
folder 36	Goossens, Eugene
folder 37	Gordon, Jacques
folder 38	Hadley, Henry
folder 39	Hadley, Henry
folder 40	Hadley, Henry
folder 41	Hanson, Howard
folder 42	Hanson, Howard
folder 43	Hanson, Howard
folder 44	Harrison, Guy Fraser
folder 45	Heifetz, Jascha
folder 46	Heifetz, Jascha
folder 47	Iturbi, José
folder 48	Kefer, Paul
folder 49	Kreisler, Fritz
folder 50	Kreisler, Fritz
folder 51	Kreisler, Fritz
folder 52	Lamson, Carl
folder 53	Landow, Max
folder 54	Landow, Max
folder 55	Leinsdorf, Erich
folder 56	Leventon, Alexander
folder 57	Lieberson, Goddard
folder 58	Lieberson, Goddard
folder 59	Molinari, Bernardino
folder 60	Molinari, Bernardino
folder 61	Molinari, Bernardino
folder 62	Munch, Charles
folder 63	Munch, Charles
folder 64	Rachmaninoff, Sergei
folder 65	Rachmaninoff, Sergei
folder 66	Rachmaninoff, Sergei
folder 67	Rachmaninoff, Sergei
folder 68	Rachmaninoff, Sergei
folder 69	Rebaupierre, André de
folder 70	Remington, Emory
folder 71	Remington, Emory
folder 72	Remington, Emory
folder 73	Rhees, Rush
folder 74	Rogers, Bernard
folder 75	Rosing, Vladimir
folder 76	Rosing, Vladimir
folder 77	Schenck, Ludwig
folder 78	Schuller, Gunther
folder 79	Schuller, Gunther
folder 80	Schuller, Gunther
folder 81	Schuller, Gunther
folder 82	See, Arthur
folder 83	Söderlund, Gustave
folder 84	Söderlund, Gustave
folder 85	Street, Stanley
folder 86	Street, William
folder 87	Tinlot, Gustave
folder 88	Vas, Sandor
folder 89	Vas, Sandor
folder 90	Wagner, Victor
folder 91	Watson, Nelson
folder 92	White, Paul
folder 93	White, Paul
folder 94	Wilson, Raymond
folder 95	Genhart, Cecile
folder 96	unidentified woman

Subseries B: Prints

Box 5

print 1	Bernstein, Leonard
print 2	Celentano, John
print 3	Cortot, Alfred
print 4	Diamond, David
print 5	Dobrowen, Issay
print 6	Eastman, George
print 7	End, Jack
print 8	Enesco, Georges
print 9	Enesco, Georges
print 10	Fennell, Frederick
print 11	Fennell, Frederick
print 12	Fermin, Adelin
print 13	Woolford, Jeanne
print 14	Goossens, Eugene
print 15	Goossens, Eugene
print 16	Goossens, Eugene
print 17	Goossens, Eugene
print 18	Goossens, Eugene
print 19	Goossens, Eugene
print 20	Goossens, Eugene
print 21	Goossens, Eugene
print 22	Goossens, Eugene
print 23	Goossens, Eugene
print 24	Goossens, Eugene
print 25	Goossens, Eugene
print 26	Goossens, Eugene
print 27	Goossens, Eugene
print 28	Goossens, Eugene
print 29	Goossens, Eugene
print 30	Goossens, Eugene
print 31	Goossens, Eugene
print 32	Goossens, Eugene and Guy Fraser Harrison
print 33	Gordon, Jacques
print 34	Hadley, Henry
print 35	Hadley, Henry
print 36	Hanson, Howard
print 37	Hanson, Howard
print 38	Harrison, Guy Fraser
print 39	Heifetz, Jascha
print 40	Iturbi, José
print 41	Kefer, Paul
print 42	Kreisler, Fritz
print 43	Kreisler, Fritz
print 44	Lamson, Carl
print 45	Landow, Max
print 46	Leinsdorf, Erich

Box 6

print 1	Leventon, Alexander
print 2	Lieberson, Goddard
print 3	Molinari, Bernardino
print 4	Molinari, Bernardino
print 5	Molinari, Bernardino
print 6	Munch, Charles
print 7	Munch, Charles
print 8	Rachmaninoff, Sergei
print 9	Rachmaninoff, Sergei
print 10	Rachmaninoff, Sergei
print 11	Rachmaninoff, Sergei
print 12	Rebaupierre, André de
print 13	Remington, Emory
print 14	Remington, Emory
print 15	Rhees, Rush
print 16	Rogers, Bernard
print 17	Rosing, Vladimir
print 18	Rosing, Vladimir
print 19	Schenck, Ludwig
print 20	Schuller, Gunther
print 21	Schuller, Gunther
print 22	Schuller, Gunther
print 23	Schuller, Gunther
print 24	See, Arthur
print 25	Söderlund, Gustave
print 26	Street, Stanley
print 27	Street, William
print 28	Tinlot, Gustave
print 29	Vas, Sandor
print 30	Vas, Sandor
print 31	Wagner, Victor
print 32	Watson, Nelson
print 33	White, Paul
print 34	White, Paul
print 35	Wilson, Raymond
print 36	Genhart, Cecile
print 37	unidentified woman

Box 7

folder 1	Bernstein, Leonard
folder 2	Celentano, John
folder 3	Cortot, Alfred
folder 4	Dobrowen, Issay
folder 5	Eastman, George
folder 6	End, Jack
folder 7	Enesco, Georges
folder 8	Fermin, Adelin
folder 9	Woolford, Jeanne
folder 10	Goossens, Eugene
folder 11	Goossens, Eugene
folder 12	Goossens, Eugene
folder 13	Goossens, Eugene
folder 14	Goossens, Eugene
folder 15	Goossens, Eugene
folder 16	Goossens, Eugene
folder 17	Goossens, Eugene
folder 18	Goossens, Eugene
folder 19	Goossens, Eugene
folder 20	Goossens, Eugene
folder 21	Goossens, Eugene and Guy Fraser Harrison
folder 22	Hadley, Henry
folder 23	Hanson, Howard
folder 24	Hanson, Howard
folder 25	Harrison, Guy Fraser
folder 26	Heifetz, Jascha
folder 27	Iturbi, José
folder 28	Kefer, Paul
folder 29	Kreisler, Fritz
folder 30	Kreisler, Fritz
folder 31	Lamson, Carl
folder 32	Landow, Max
folder 33	Leinsdorf, Erich
folder 34	Leventon, Alexander
folder 35	Lieberson, Goddard
folder 36	Molinari, Bernardino

Box 8

folder 1	Molinari, Bernardino
folder 2	Munch, Charles
folder 3	Rachmaninoff, Sergei
folder 4	Rachmaninoff, Sergei
folder 5	Remington, Emory
folder 6	Remington, Emory
folder 7	Rhees, Rush
folder 8	Rogers, Bernard
folder 9	Rosing, Vladimir
folder 10	Schenck, Ludwig
folder 11	Schuller, Gunther
folder 12	Schuller, Gunther
folder 13	See, Arthur
folder 14	Söderlund, Gustave
folder 15	Street, Stanley
folder 16	Street, William
folder 17	Tinlot, Gustave
folder 18	Vas, Sandor
folder 19	White, Paul
folder 20	Wilson, Raymond
folder 21	Woolford, Jeanne

 

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SUBJECT INDEX

• Bernstein, Leonard

original print 2/1
copy neg. 4/1
copy print 5/1, 7/1

• Celentano, John

original print 2/2
copy neg. 4/2
copy print 5/2, 7/2

• Cortot, Alfred

original print 2/3
copy neg. 4/3
copy print 5/3, 7/3

• Diamond, David

original print 2/4
copy neg. 4/4
copy print 5/4

• Dobrowen, Issay

original neg. 1/1
original print 2/5
copy neg. 4/5-6
copy print 5/5, 7/4

• Eastman, George

original neg. 1/2
copy neg. 4/7
copy print 5/6, 7/5

• End, Jack

original print 2/6
copy neg. 4/8
copy print 5/7, 7/6

• Enesco, Georges

original neg. 1/3
original print 2/7
copy neg. 4/9-11
copy print 5/8-9, 7/7

• Fennell, Frederick

original neg. 1/4-5
copy neg. 4/12-13
copy print 5/10-11

• Fermin, Adelin

original print 2/8-9
copy neg. 4/14-15
copy print 5/12, 7/8

• Genhart, Cecile

original neg. 1/6
copy neg. 4/95
copy print 6/36

• Goossens, Eugene

original neg. 1/7-24
original print 2/10-12
copy neg. 4/17-36
copy print 5/14-32, 7/10-21

• Gordon, Jacques

original print 2/13
copy neg. 4/37
copy print 5/33

• Hadley, Henry

original neg. 1/25-26
original print 2/14
copy neg. 4/38-40
copy print 5/34-35, 7/22

• Hanson, Howard

original neg. 1/27
original print 2/15-16
copy neg. 4/41-43
copy print 5/36-37, 7/23-24

• Harrison, Guy Fraser

original neg. 1/24
original print 2/17
copy neg. 4/44
copy print 5/32, 5/38, 7/21, 7/25

• Heifetz, Jascha

original neg. 1/28
original print 2/18
copy neg. 4/45-46
copy print 5/39, 7/26

• Iturbi, José

original print 2/19
copy neg. 4/47
copy print 5/41, 7/28

• Kefer, Paul

original print 2/20
copy neg. 4/48
copy print 5/41, 7/28

• Kreisler, Fritz

original neg. 1/29-30
original print 2/21
copy neg. 4/49-51
copy print 5/42-43, 7/29-30

• Lamson, Carl

original print 2/22
copy neg. 4/52
copy print 5/44, 7/31

• Landow, Max

original neg. 1/31
original print 3/1
copy neg. 4/53-54
copy print 5/45, 7/32

• Leinsdorf, Erich

original print 3/2
copy neg. 4/55
copy print 5/46, 7/33

• Leventon, Alexander

original print 3/3
copy neg. 4/56
copy print 6/1, 7/34

• Lieberson, Goddard

original neg. 1/32
original print 3/4
copy neg. 4/57-58
copy print 6/2, 7/35

• Molinari, Bernardino

original neg. 1/33-34
original print 3/5
copy neg. 4/59-61
copy print 6/3-5, 7/36, 8/1

• Munch, Charles

original neg. 1/35
original print 3/6
copy neg. 4/62-63
copy print 6/6-7, 8/2

• Rachmaninoff, Sergei

original neg. 1/36-37
original print 3/7-8
copy neg. 4/64-68
copy print 6/8-11, 8/3-4

• Rebaupierre, André de

original print 3/9
copy neg. 4/69
copy print 6/12

• Remington, Emory

original neg. 1/38
original print 3/10-11
copy neg. 4/70-72
copy print 6/13-14, 8/5-6

• Rhees, Rush

original print 3/12
copy neg. 4/73
copy print 6/15, 8/7

• Rogers, Bernard

original print 3/13
copy neg. 4/74
copy print 6/16, 8/8

• Rosing, Vladimir

original neg. 1/39
original print 3/14
copy neg. 4/75-76
copy print 6/17-18, 8/9

• Schenck, Ludwig

original print 3/15
copy neg. 4/77
copy print 6/19, 8/10

• Schuller, Gunther

original neg. 1/40-43
copy neg. 4/78-81
copy print 6/20-23, 8/11-12

• See, Arthur

original neg. 1/44
copy neg. 4/82
copy print 6/24, 8/13

• Söderlund, Gustave

original neg. 1/45
original print 3/16
copy neg. 4/83-84
copy print 6/25, 8/14

• Street, S.

original neg. 1/46
copy neg. 4/85
copy print 6/26, 8/15

• Street, William

original neg. 1/47
copy neg. 4/86
copy print 6/27, 8/16

• Tinlot, Gustave

original neg. 1/48
copy neg. 4/87
copy print 6/28, 8/17

• Vas, Sandor

original neg. 1/49-50
copy neg. 4/88-89
copy print 6/29-30, 8/18

• Wagner, Victor

original neg. 1/51
copy neg. 4/90
copy print 6/31

• Watson, Nelson

original print 3/17
copy neg. 4/91
copy print 6/32

• White, Paul

original neg. 1/52
original print 3/18
copy neg. 4/92-93
copy print 6/33-34, 8/19

• Wilson, Raymond

original print 3/19
copy neg. 4/94
copy print 6/35, 8/20

• Woolford, Jeanne

original neg. 1/53
copy neg. 4/16
copy print 5/13, 7/9, 8/21

• unidentified woman

original print 3/20
copy neg. 4/96
copy print 6/37