Wiltschur & Zanella Foto-Studio. Berta Singerman. Gelatin silver print. São Paulo, 1925. 16 x 12 cm. Surface lightly soiled, a few nicks at edges. Signed and dated recto by Berta Singerman to “Mundo Uruguays” [Mundo Uruguay]. Studio stamp verso and pencil annotation “recitadora argentina”. Rare early signed publicity photograph of the Argentinian actress and singer Berta Singerman (1901-1998), whose Jewish family emigrated to South America from Russia in her early childhood. Her father founded the first Yiddish theater company in Buenos Aires and she joined the troop by age 10. In the 1920s she developed close friendships within the Argentinian avant-garde and moved in the circles of Storni, Mistral, and Quiroga. In addition to theater and movie roles, she was known for her poetry recitals. Signed dedication to editors at the Uruguayan cultural magazine, Mundo Uruguay.
