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Mary Louise Curtis Zimbalist, music school founder. Club: Art Alliance Print (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania). Brought Burrell Collection of Wagner’s letters from England to the United States, presented to Curtis Institute Music 1944.
Mary Louise Curtis was the founder of the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. She was the only child of the magazine and newspaper magnate Cyrus H. K. Curtis and Louisa Knapp Curtis, the founder and editor of the Ladies' Home Journal.
Mrs. Bok was a celebrated patron of music and the arts in Philadelphia, and her most important contribution was establishing the Curtis Institute of Music. After Founding the school in 1924, she served as president of its board for more than 40 years; and was a daily presence for most of her life, beloved by students and faculty.
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1943 Mary Louise married Efrem Zimbalist, world-renowned violinist and director of the Curtis Institute. The New York Times reported that “Mr. Zimbalist was acclaimed by colleagues, critics and the general public as one of the most respected musical figures of his time.” He “was one of the distinguished alumni of Leopold Auer’s legendary violin classes in Czarist St. Petersburg” and ...
Mary Louise Curtis Bok Zimbalist Birthday: 6th August, 1876 Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts Died: 4th January, 1970 Place of Death: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Zodiac Sign: Leo Claim to Fame: Founder Curtis Institute of Music Father: Cyrus Curtis (publisher)
Photo, Print, Drawing [Efrem Zimbalist and the former Mrs. Mary Louise Curtis Bok, three-quarter length portrait, following their wedding ceremony, Rockport, Maine] [ b&w film copy neg. ] Full online access to this resource is only available at the Library of Congress.
