Part Of

Maurice Solway fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

13

File

1

Item

1

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[192-?]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 15 cm

Admin History/Bio

Solway notes in his autobiography that Ysaÿe encouraged his pupils to look beyond the study of music alone. He encouraged them to travel and to investigate other arts in order to enrich their understanding of the world.

Notes

Photo is signed with a stylized character, and inscribed on the back, "Vous avez connu ce lieue et vous y avez travaille avec le vrai [lu?]," roughly translated as "You have known this place and there understood its truth." In another hand it has been identified as "Ysaÿe's studio in Brussels." It is unclear who has made these inscriptions.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Maurice Solway fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

13

File

1

Item

5

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1926

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 9 cm

Scope and Content

This photo is taken outside the entrance of Ysaÿe's home. Gingold and Solway are arm in arm and posturing jovially. The word written across the gate is "la chanterelle", which is the colloquial name for the highest string on the violin (the E string).

Notes

The photo is taped with transparent tape at the top and has been written upon the back in pencil. An earlier message appears to have been erased from under the newer identifying inscription.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Maurice Solway fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

13

File

1

Item

17

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1989

Physical Description

1 photograph : col. ; 11 x 15 cm

Scope and Content

Solway leads a procession with his violin on a crowded city sidewalk, in Toronto. The event is the 20th anniversary (4 Jun. 1989) of the Inner City Angels. The day involved performing works by and for inner city youths.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Maurice Solway fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

13

File

1

Item

18

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1989

Physical Description

1 photograph : col. ; 11 x 15 cm

Scope and Content

Maurice Solway is depicted playing his violin for a group of spectators and is surrounded by children. Most of these children are wearing white t-shirts that have "[?ing] Hands for the Arts 1989" written on them. The event is the 20th anniversary (4 Jun. 1989) of the Inner City Angels. The day involved performing works by and for inner city youths.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Maurice Solway fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

13

File

1

Item

10

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1949

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Scope and Content

The photograph was taken on 9 Sept. 1949. Pictured are members of the Solway String Quartet: Maurice Solway and Jacob Groob (violins), Robert Warburton (viola) and Marcus Adeney (cello). On the back of the photograph the personnel are written in pencil, along with the inscription "Solway String Quartet - played at the Exhibition Shell before 40 000 people".

Notes

Photograph by the Toronto Star.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Maurice Solway fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

13

File

1

Item

11

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1955

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 25 cm

Scope and Content

This photo is taken from the Canadian debut of the Castelnuovo-Tedesco quintet for guitar and strings. The players visible in this photograph are, left to right: Ivan Romanoff (viola), Andres Segovia (guitar) and Maurice Solway (violin).

Notes

The photo is signed and dated by Andres Segovia in pen. The date and identification are written on the back in pencil.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Maurice Solway fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

13

File

1

Item

4

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1926

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 35 x 28 cm

Scope and Content

Maurice Solway is on the far right hand side of the photo. In the centre is Ysaÿe with his hands upon Viola Mitchell's shoulders. Beside her is Nathan Milstein. Other people depicted in the photograph, but not identified, are: Nina-Magda Lavanchy, Mary Lotte, Mozia Novomist, Jeannette Dincin (who became Ysaÿe's wife three years later, after the death of his first wife), Robert Velton, and Grish Monasevitch.

Notes

Not an original photograph. Oversize print and negative from original photograph.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Maurice Solway fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

13

File

1

Item

13

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1972

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 26 x 21 cm

Scope and Content

Depicted, left to right, are: Leon Weinstein (obscured), Maurice Solway, Aaron Waife, and Jack Benny.

Notes

Not an original photograph. Print and negative from original photograph.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Maurice Solway fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

13

File

1

Item

2

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1924

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 26 x 21 cm

Admin History/Bio

Boris Hambourg was one of Michael Hambourg's sons and a teacher at the Hambourg Conservatory, a private music school in Toronto, Ontario that operated from 1911-1951. The Hambourgs brought many European performers and music teachers to Toronto and their school was regarded as a cultural centre for the emerging artistic community of early 20th century Toronto. Maurice Solway studied at the conservatory with Henri Czaplinsky, before travelling to Europe.

Scope and Content

Dedication on the photograph reads: "To the gifted violinist Maurice Solway wishing him much success. Boris Hambourg. June 23 1924. [Marrall?] Toronto, Ont."

Notes

The negative is a copy taken from the original photograph. The print is a copy from the new negative.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Maurice Solway fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

13

File

1

Item

14

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1976

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 19 x 24 cm

Scope and Content

The photograph is of Maurice Solway from a performance in London, Ontario.

Notes

The photograph is mounted on a cardstock and inscribed on the back: "[Novack?] Residence, London/ 76. To Maurice, With my compliments and appreciation for a memorable evening of music and conversation. [Shirly?] Brownstone."

Places

London (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Maurice Solway fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

13

File

1

Item

16

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1983]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 25 x 21 cm

Notes

Photo by Tony Hauser.

Black and white print is a copy from a colour negative.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Maurice Solway fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

13

File

1

Item

8

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1949]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Scope and Content

Members of the quartet in this photograph are, left to right: Jack Groob (violin), Maurice Solway (violin), Marcus Adeney (cello), and Robert Warburton (viola).

Notes

Photograph by John Steele: 22 Sackville St. - Toronto 5 - Canada.

Stamped with a credit line copyright stamp No 49157-7.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Maurice Solway fonds

Level

File

Fonds

13

File

9

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1958], 1972

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm on mount 28 x 36 cm

4 photographs : b&w (2 negatives) ; 21 x 26 cm

Scope and Content

The file consists of a photo mounted on an original poster of the Solway String Quartet. Pictured in the photograph are, left to right: Albert Pratz (back turned to camera), Leon Weinstein, Stanley Solomon, Maurice Solway and Jack Benny. On the poster Maurice Solway is depicted in the upper left corner of the poster image. Below him, from left to right are Charles Dobias (violin), Eugene Hudson (viola) and Marcus Adeney (cello). The faces of the quartet on the poster are superimposed upon the background of a hand playing the violin. The remaining images in the file were produced by the archive from the original.

Notes

The dimensions of the poster, adjusted for orientation, are 36 x 28 cm.

Poster photo images by Donald McKague.

The original is located in the reception map cabinet. The negatives and prints are kept in box 58-2-4.

Related Material

The photograph is from the same evening as file 1, item 13.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Maurice Solway fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

13

File

1

Item

12

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1958]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Scope and Content

The quartet is posed, looking over a musical score, and holding their instruments. Members of the quartet are, left to right: Eugene Hudson (viola), Charles Dobias (violin), Marcus Adeney (cello), and leader Maurice Solway (holding the score).

Notes

Photo by Donald McKague.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Maurice Solway fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

13

File

1

Item

9

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1949]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Scope and Content

Featured personnel of the quartet are, left to right: Maurice Solway and Jack Groob (violins), Marcus Adeney (cello), and Robert Warburton (viola).

Notes

Photograph is by Alex Gray, 90 Carlton St., Toronto.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Maurice Solway fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

13

File

1

Item

6

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1928

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 26 x 21 cm

Scope and Content

The photo depicts Solway with his teacher, circa his debut of Ysaÿe's "Kreisler" Sonata for solo violin.

Notes

The photo is signed, "[K. Lonthie?], Bruselles" [note: original French spelling], possibly indicating the photographer.

The print and negative are copies from the original.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Maurice Solway fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

13

File

1

Item

7

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1934

Physical Description

3 photographs ; b&w (1 negative) ; 21 x 26 cm or smaller

Scope and Content

The photograph is of Maurice Solway with his pupils, who have formed a string orchestra with piano. The caption under the photograph indicates that the concert was a violin recital at the Canadian Forester's Hall on May 10th, 1934. Maurice Solway is conducting and the concert was assisted by the Musical Arts College String Orchestra. Two prints were made from the original by the archives.

Notes

Photographed by A.E. Mackintosh, commercial press, 58 Carlton St., Toronto, Ontario.

The original print is 19 x 26 cm.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Maurice Solway fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

13

File

1

Item

3

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1926

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 21 x 26 cm

Scope and Content

Solway and Koldofsky are pictured in a pension residence in Brussels.

Notes

Print and negative are copies from the original made by the archives.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Maurice Solway fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

13

File

1

Item

15

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1977

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 26 x 21 cm

Scope and Content

This photograph was taken at Blackwell School in Sarnia, Ontario.

Notes

The print and negative were created by the archives from the original.

Source

Archival Descriptions