Autographed Photograph of Frank Guarerra, Baritone

USA: Bruno of Hollywood (USA) NO date a guess at early 1960s, date uncertain. INSCRIBED BY GUARRA in pen: " Sincerely/ Frank Guarrera". fine crease down length of photo, thus Good only condition. There is a stamp to the back: "Thanks for credit/ Bruno of Hollywood/ and then an address in New York City/ then Hotel Touraine, Boston, Mass.". Frank Guarrera (1923 -2007) was an Italian-American lyric baritone who enjoyed a long and distinguished career at the Metropolitan Opera, singing with the company for a total of 680 performances. He performed 35 different roles at the Met, mostly from the Italian and French repertories, from 1948 through 1976. Bruno Bernard Sommerfeld (1912 -1987) also known as Bernard of Hollywood, was an American photographer best known for pin-up and glamour photography of Marilyn Monroe and others. Bernard developed a unique portrait style that he called the "posed candid"; a style that evolved into what is now known as "pin-up" photography. Bernard is credited with first photographing Marilyn Monroe at the Racquet Club in Palm Springs, California, in 1947, when she was still Norma Jeane. She is said to have told Bernard, "Remember, Bernie, you started it all". Signed by Artist. Unbound. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Photograph.