Historic Photos of George Antheil, composer and inventor

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Ballet mécanique publicity shot with doorbells,
propellor, and noisemakers


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Relaxing at home in California


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Antheil on a transatlantic ocean liner, 1920s

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Composing at the piano


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Antheil in Hollywood, 1950s


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George as a child


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George playing Baseball, ca. 1910
Credit Line: Photo courtesy of the Henry Antheil Family


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The Family and George, ca. 1910
Credit Line: Photo courtesy of the Henry Antheil Family


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Spectacular set for Transatlantic,
Frankfurt Opera, 1930

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George and Böski
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George Antheil in Tunis, 1923


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Antheil in Paris at a Café
Photo Credit: Courtesy of Bill Widney/"Four Lives in Paris" [North Point Press, 1987]

 

Festival Performing Artists

click for photos of Guy Livingston
pianist and festival organizer


photo of Marni Rice, cabaret artist
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Additional Antheil-Related Images


Rehearsing BM in Lowell, MA., 2000
Photo Credit: Paul Lehrman
  
From the patent application, 1942

12 rue de l'Odéon, in Paris, the former site of Shakespeare and Company. Antheil's apartment was on the 2nd floor (tiny balconies)
Photo Credit: Paul Lehrman

First recording of the Ballet mécanique

   

click for photos of Guy Livingston, pianist and festival organizer

click for 3 Megabyte tif download of photo of Marni Rice, cabaret artist