Album, "Gershwin's Porgy and Bess" - William Warfield
Object number2002.196.01
Date1963
MediumPaper, Ink, Vinyl
DimensionsOverall: 12 1/2 x 12 1/2 in. (31.8 x 31.8 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
Terms
- Album, Record
William Warfield was a concert bass-baritone singer and actor born in West Helena, Arkansas, in 1920. Warfield is best known for his roles in “Porgy and Bess” and in the film version of “Showboat." He is largely credited with performing the best rendition of the classic song "Ol Man River." He acted in five films. Warfield still performed up until his death in 2002.
Record album and cover for the play "Porgy and Bess," starring Leontyne Price and Arkansas native William Warfield. The cover shows Price and Warfield in a scene from the play. Price is wearing a red dress with a red feathered boa and a red hairpiece. Warfield is wearing a blue denim shirt and a checked vest, kneeling and looking up at Price, who is looking away into the distance. The background is a painted set of tenement houses. Album was recorded in 1963 by RCA Records.
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