CARLOS CHÁVEZ (1938) Portrait

[New York]: NBC, 1938. Vintage original borderless 8 1/2 x 5 1/2″ (22 x 14 cm) black-and-white photo. Three punch holes on left, with printed text on verso. Overall near fine.

Carlos Chávez had at this point become acknowledged as a preeminent Mexican composer, whose music was being played at concerts in the US. In 1938, he came to New York to conduct the NBC Symphony Orchestra for a couple of radio concerts, as documented here.