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Article: Steinway & Sons unveils Rubinstein portrait. (Steinway Collection; pianist Arthur Rubinstein)
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- Music Trades
- Article date:
- November 1, 1996
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Nearly 400 Steinway artists and guests attended a gala celebration at Steinway Hall in New York City on September 29 for the unveiling of the newest addition to the Steinway art collection, a portrait of Arthur Rubinstein. Painted by Jacob Collins, one of the most sought-after young American portrait artists of today, the portrait was presented as a gift from former Steinway & Sons owners Robert and John Birmingham.
"The Steinway Collection became one of the most impressive collections of its type in the world today, and John and Robert Birmingham have continued that tradition by commissioning this portrait of that most extraordinary Steinway artist, Arthur ...