Hodges Soileau (B. 1943) "Duke Ellington"

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Feb 21, 2021

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  Hodges Soileau (American, B. 1943) "Duke Ellington" Signed lower left. Original Original Oil painting on Canvas laid on foam board.
  
  Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation.
  
  This painting is the original painting which was published on the Fleetwood First Day Cover for the U.S. 22c Duke Ellington stamp issued April 29, 1986.
  
  Edward Kennedy Ellington, born April 29, 1899, in Washington D.C., was known to his childhood friends as "the Duke." He began studying piano at the age of seven, and by the time he had reached his teens, was greatly influenced by ragtime pianists. At the age of seventeen, Duke Ellington began his professional career. In 1923 he moved to New York where he led a small group of musicians, who later became the core of his big band. Duke Ellington's first important engagement came just three years later when he and his raspy jazz ensemble performed at the world-renowned Cotton Club in Harlem. After becoming quite successful at the club, Ellington's band made its first European tour in 1932. The golden era for the band was from 1939 to 1942, when many critics considered its performances unrivaled by any other jazz ensemble. As a composer, Ellington was responsible for numerous works that achieved popular success ... and he believed that his orchestra was the truest expression of his creative vision. Indeed, although he was known as an innovative jazz pianist, Duke Ellington's real importance lay in the wonderful music he composed. During his lifetime, he created more than nine hundred compositions.
  
  Image Size: 15.75 x 13.75 in.
  Overall Size: 21.25 x 17.5 in.
  Unframed.
  (B10172)

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