Accession Number: 2002.77.2
Description: Item is a proof copy of a tactile illustration, affixed to cardboard, that was embossed from a metal plate with raised line and dot drawings of Liberace's piano, piano bench, candelabra, and dog, Suzette. Candelabra is hand-colored gold, with yellow candles and orange flames. Labeling in both braille and handwritten ink reads: "Liberace," "Baldwin," "Suzette," and "Brailled by Elizabeth Judd, May 1954." A newspaper article titled "A Braille Piano for Liberace," by Al Aronson, is glued to the back. The newspaper is not identified [Courier-Journal?]. A handwritten note (see below) and address label are also on the back. "The metal plate from which this proof was taken was given to Liberace after his concert at Fort Wayne, Ind. He now has this plate in his home." --on reverse in blue ink.
Date Made: 1954
Maker: Judd, Elizabeth
Place of Origin: Louisville, KY
Credit Line: Gift of Betty Wommack, 2002.77
Subjects: Celebrities Musicians Tactile graphics
Dimension Notes: 8 7/8 x 11 x 1/8 in.
Made: Employee of the American Printing House for the Blind
Material: Paper, cardboard
Updated: 11/10/2014
