Portrait photograph of Beni Montresor.
[New York]: March 17, 1964.
Price: $750.00
About the item
Gelatin silver print, half-length, seated with chin in hand against studio backdrop. 1 vols. 25 x 17.5 cm. (9-7/8 x 7 inches). Fine. Atelier-stamp on rear, docketed above in pencil by Van Vechten, giving the name of the subject, date, and id number ("XVIII. OO.5").
Item #221010
Fine portrait of the Italian-born production and costume designer Beni Montresor (1904-2001) who moved to New York in 1960, and designed sets for the Metropolitan Opera, the New York City Opera, and several Broadway shows. He was also a noted illustrator of children's books.
