Untitled
Dublin Core
Title
Untitled
Creator
Godowsky, Frances Gershwin
Format
9 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches
Identifier
907
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Biography
Frances Gershwin Godowsky was an American singer, musician, Broadway performer and artist.
She was born in Manhattan, the younger sister of George, Ira and Arthur Gershwin. She was the first of the Gershwin family to perform as a child, and she brought home a good sum of money for the time.
She married Leopold Godowsky Jr., co-inventor (with Leopold Mannes), of Kodachrome color photography. Godowsky was also first violinist with the Los Angeles and San Francisco Symphony Orchestras and performed with his father, the world-renowned pianist Leopold Godowsky. Actress Dagmar Godowsky became her sister-in-law.
Frances and Leopold had four children: Alexis Gershwin, Leopold Godowsky III, and twins Georgia Keidan and Nadia Natali. All four children were involved in performing and the fine arts. Frances traveled to Europe with her brother George and performed at parties with him. She also performed briefly on Broadway. After she married, she continued her artistic activities, at one point winning a French painting award. In her later years, she returned to singing again and recorded the album For George And Ira in 1973. She died in 1999, aged 92. Her final resting place is the Gershwin Mausoleum, along with her husband, brothers, and parents.
She was born in Manhattan, the younger sister of George, Ira and Arthur Gershwin. She was the first of the Gershwin family to perform as a child, and she brought home a good sum of money for the time.
She married Leopold Godowsky Jr., co-inventor (with Leopold Mannes), of Kodachrome color photography. Godowsky was also first violinist with the Los Angeles and San Francisco Symphony Orchestras and performed with his father, the world-renowned pianist Leopold Godowsky. Actress Dagmar Godowsky became her sister-in-law.
Frances and Leopold had four children: Alexis Gershwin, Leopold Godowsky III, and twins Georgia Keidan and Nadia Natali. All four children were involved in performing and the fine arts. Frances traveled to Europe with her brother George and performed at parties with him. She also performed briefly on Broadway. After she married, she continued her artistic activities, at one point winning a French painting award. In her later years, she returned to singing again and recorded the album For George And Ira in 1973. She died in 1999, aged 92. Her final resting place is the Gershwin Mausoleum, along with her husband, brothers, and parents.
Category
WSPAC
Media
Collage
Media Details
Collage on paper
Signature Position
Signed, lower left
Donor
The estate of Ruth Steinkraus-Cohen
Citation
Godowsky, Frances Gershwin , “Untitled,” Westport Public Schools Digital Collections, accessed April 13, 2021, https://collections.westportps.org/items/show/993.
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