Program for a Recital by George Proctor
primary
New England Conservatory of Music
(established Boston, 1867)
contributor
Louis Kronberg
(Boston, 1872 - 1965, Palm Beach)
subject
George W. Proctor
(American, 1873 - 1949)
Date7 February 1906
Place MadeBoston, Massachusetts, United States, North America
MediumInk and graphite on paper
ClassificationsArchival Material
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberARC.002376
eMuseum ID718520
Other NumberU1w101
EmbARK ObjectID29081
TMS Source ID12670
Last Updated8/9/24
Status
Not on viewWeb Commentary
George Proctor was a gifted musician and friend of Isabella Stewart Gardner. He taught piano at the New England Conservatory, where he also performed.
Isabella likely attended this recital with her friend, artist Louis Kronberg, who sketched George Proctor at the pianoforte playing Chopin. She saved the program and displayed it in the Musicians Case in the Yellow Room.
BibliographyNotesAutumn Brown, "The Misattributed Ballerina: Louis Kronberg or Edgar Degas?" Inside the Collection (blog), Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 15 November 2022, https://www.gardnermuseum.org/blog/misattributed-ballerina-louis-kronberg-or-edgar-degas
MarksNotesInscribed in pencil (second page, bottom left): Feb 7th, 1906 / Souvenir of Chopin / Louis Kronberg
ProvenanceNotesGift from the painter Louis Kronberg (1872-1965) to Isabella Stewart Gardner, 7 February 1906.
New England Italian War Relief Fund
27 February 1917
New England Society for Colonial Dames of America
May 1909 - January 1910
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company
23 July 1909
Guild of Handicraft (London, England)
1909
