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From left to right: 1) unidentified (in background); 2) Emma J. Beckwith ; 3) D. F. Duvall; 4) unidentified (seated); 5) W.E. Swann; 6) unidentified (in background); 7) Thomas S. Cullen; 8) Max Brodel; 9) unidentified (in back); 10) Elizabeth Hurdon;…

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Ellen N. La Motte as a young woman

Portrait of Ellen Newbold LaMotte, ca. 1910-1915.

Although he studied with Peabody faculty members off campus, pianist Ellis Larkins could not officially enroll at Peabody because of his race. He received this acceptance and scholarship letter from the Juilliard School of Music during the summer…

Pianist Ellis Larkins, a Baltimore native and child prodigy, was never allowed to enroll at the Peabody campus. This enrollment record from the 1939-1940 school year notes his studies with Peabody faculty member Pasquale Tallarico who taught him at…

Ellis Larkins was a childhood piano prodigy from Baltimore, MD. He was famous within Baltimore at a very young age, making his debut with the City Colored Orchestra in 1934 at the age of six. Although taught by Peabody faculty members, Larkins was…