Roosevelt’s dearest friends and the family’s interest in keeping this piano preserved for perpetuity at the park is a continued testament of their love and connection to Mrs. “David and Edna Gurewitsch were some of Mrs.
“We appreciate the generosity and support of Maria Gurewitsch Brand and her family with the donation of this piano,” noted park Superintendent, Amy Bracewell. The piano has remained with the Gurewitsch family since that time.
David Gurewitsch on the occasion of his wedding to Ms. Roosevelt gifted the piano to her personal physician, Dr. Roosevelt’s home at Val-Kill where she and President Roosevelt received friends, family, state dignitaries, and political colleagues. The piano added to the welcoming environment of Mrs. Roosevelt on November 5, 1936, the “New York Grand Model M” was delivered by Steinway and Sons to her Hyde Park residence on June 23, 1937. Roosevelt’s possessions at Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site. Through a generous donation by Maria Gurewitsch Brand and her family, Eleanor Roosevelt’s Steinway baby grand piano is now part of the historic collection of Mrs. National Park Service is grateful for the generous donation of Eleanor Roosevelt's Steinway piano by the Gurewitsch family.Ĭontact: Amy Bracewell, 84, x2033 Hyde Park – On June 4, 2021, a treasured instrument returned to Eleanor Roosevelt’s home at Val-Kill, in Hyde Park, New York.
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