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    Title

  • Einstein playing the violin to celebrate his 50th birthday in Berlin, March 14, 1929

  • Physical Description

    1 photograph : black-and-white ; 9" x 7"

  • Date

    1929

  • Place of Publication

    Haberlandstrasse 5, Berlin

  • Summary

    Signed by photographer

  • Depicted

    Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955

  • Subject

    Portraits, Men; Violinists

  • Genre

    Photographs

  • Part Of

    Albert Einstein Collection, AR 136

  • Accession Number

  • URL

Biographical/Historical Information

Einstein began to study the violin at the age of 5. Once, in a fit of anger, he threw the instrument at his teacher, who was so frightened she "never allowed herself to be see again."

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Citation

Einstein playing the violin to celebrate his 50th birthday in Berlin, March 14, 1929, Leo Baeck Institute, F 5315.