Portrait of Jan Rubini in Profile

Originally born in Stockholm, Sweden, Jan Rubini was an actor, concert violinist, and composer. He was known for Clancy Street Boys (1943), Bal Tabarin (1952) and Jan Rubini and Orchestra (1937). Hixon manipulated the background of this portrait with sweeping brushstrokes that fade into solid white along the left-hand side. The white narrows in on Rubini's profile to create a cameo shape emphasized by dark sketched lines echoing from the breast flap of his suit jacket. The portion of the background left purposely untouched by Hixon in the development process redraws and enlarged shadow cast in unrealistic proportion to Rubini's profile. He remains expressionless amidst the artistic background.
Portrait of Jan Rubini in Profile
Inventory
Collection Number
17652
Building
Current Location
Storage Room 303
Floor
Lower Level/Vault
Description
Details
This is a sepia-toned photograph of Jan Rubini.
Artist
Framed
No
Width
0 inches
Height
19 inches
Length
13 inches
Donor
Donor Name
James R. and Joyce A. Finely and Charles David and Linda Hixon
Library Owns
No
Permissions
Reproduce the Work in Library publications/publicity, including film or videotape
Yes
Reproduce
Library has Photography Rights
Yes
Photograph
Permit the general public to photograph the work
Yes
Slides/Video