Raimondo Borea's Photograph of Johnny Carson and Steve Allen Featured in Marilyn Maye Show at 54 Below

Raimondo Borea's Photograph of Johnny Carson and Steve Allen Featured in Marilyn Maye Show at 54 Below

On Thursday, October 30th, GME President Jon Gartenberg, GME Fine Arts Curator David Deitch, and GME Associate Matt McKinzie attended a live musical performance by celebrated singer Marilyn Maye at 54 Below. Maye is a Grammy-nominated performer who was discovered by Steve Allen in 1963. She went on to appear on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson a record 76 times, the most of any other musical guest. She also recorded a number of successful albums for RCA in the 1960s, and at the age of 97, continues to perform live. Throughout her show at 54 Below, Maye shared clips from her appearances on The Tonight Show as well as stills from the show itself. One of the stills is an on-set photo taken by Raimondo Borea. Borea, a freelance photographer, was afforded exclusive behind-the-scenes access to The Tonight Show, where he captured candid portraits of the show’s hosts and celebrity guests. The Borea photo featured in Maye’s show is from the mid-1960s and captures host Johnny Carson and guest Steve Allen sharing a laugh. GME represents Borea’s photographic oeuvre and is committed to resurrecting the career of this important yet overlooked artist. GME recently partnered with Getty Images to make Borea’s photographs of The Today Show and The Tonight Show available for licensing. Please contact info@gartenbergmedia.com for all inquiries related to the Borea photography collection.

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Walther Ruttmann's Silent Classic BERLIN: SYMPHONY OF A CITY Opens MoMA's Silent Movie Week

Walther Ruttmann's Silent Classic BERLIN: SYMPHONY OF A CITY Opens MoMA's Silent Movie Week

From July 30th to August 5th, The Museum of Modern Art will present its third annual Silent Movie Week. This year’s programming is comprised of seven recent silent film restorations screened over seven consecutive evenings. MoMA’s week-long celebration commences with the Museum’s digital restoration of Walther Ruttmann’s BERLIN: SYMPHONY OF A CITY (1927), which will be shown with live musical accompaniment in the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Sculpture Garden. GME distributes BERLIN: SYMPHONY OF A CITY to North American universities as a DVD publication that also includes Ruttmann’s 1929 feature MELODY OF THE WORLD, and 12 short films by Ruttmann as bonus features. Also included in this release are a selection of Ruttmann’s paintings and drawings, lobby cards and original artwork for BERLIN: SYMPHONY OF A CITY, and an 86-minute long radio feature from 1987 about Ruttmann’s life and career.

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