Sonia Sharnova

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Title

Sonia Sharnova

Subject

Federal Music Project (U.S.)
New Deal (1933-1939)
Opera
Chicago Civic Opera (Chicago, Ill.)
Great Depression
Illinois--Chicago
Sharnova, Sonia, 1896-1988
Musicians
Women singers
Singers
Fur garments
Jewelry
Contraltos

Description

Sonia Sharnova poses for a portrait wearing several pieces of jewelry and a fur stole. Sharnova, a contralto for opera companies in Germany and Chicago, performed on stage and taught vocal lessons. Sharnova performed with the Chicago City Opera Company during the Federal Music Project, a component of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal legislation that employed musicians during the Great Depression.

Creator

Seymour, Maurice

Publisher

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum

Date

n.d.

Format

jpg

Language

en

Identifier

401316
Federal Music Project

Original Format

portrait
b&w
1

Physical Dimensions

26 x 21 cm