maxreinhardt

Professor Max Reinhardt (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

• Art Siegel said:

  "Max Reinhardt (September 9, 1873 – October 30, 1943) was an Austrian-born theatre and film director, intendant, and theatrical producer. With his innovative stage productions, he is regarded as one of the most prominent directors of German-language theatre in the early 20th century. In 1920, he established the Salzburg Festival with the performance of Hofmannsthal's Jedermann." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Reinhardt Photo by Nicola Perscheid. "Nicola Perscheid (3 December 1864 – 12 May 1930) was a German photographer. He is primarily known for his artistic portrait photography. He developed the "Perscheid lens", a soft focus lens for large format portrait photography." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicola_Perscheid Wikimedia indicates this portrait is from 1911

• Barbara (LOC P&P) said:

  Thanks for the information about both the subject and the photographer. We'll add to the description at our end.

• swanq said:

  He was married to Else Heims, here seen as Cassandra in the Oresteia by Aeschylus .