Saxophonist Guy Masella
PhotographerPhotographed by
Frank Lorenzo
American, 1928 - 2000
PhotographerPhotographed by
United Press International
American, founded 1907
Date1959 May 6
MediumPhotography
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 7 1/4 × 9in. (18.4 × 22.9cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Tracey Lorenzo Budrejko
DescriptionBlack and white photograph by United Press International (UPI) photographer Frank Lorenzo with typed caption.
Caption: HFP050603-5/6/59-NEW HAVEN, CONN.: It's hard to keep a good Guy down. Guy Masella, 42, of New Haven scoffed at skeptics who said that he would never play a saxaphone after losing his left arm in a traffic accident in 1945. 13 yrs. later with a custom built sax which puts all keys within reach of his right hand, he leads a society orchestra and plays solos on the tenor sax. SUGGESTED FOR USE WITH UPI STORY BY MIKE POSNER FOR PMs THURSDAY 5/7. U.P.I. TELEPHOTO fl
Caption: HFP050603-5/6/59-NEW HAVEN, CONN.: It's hard to keep a good Guy down. Guy Masella, 42, of New Haven scoffed at skeptics who said that he would never play a saxaphone after losing his left arm in a traffic accident in 1945. 13 yrs. later with a custom built sax which puts all keys within reach of his right hand, he leads a society orchestra and plays solos on the tenor sax. SUGGESTED FOR USE WITH UPI STORY BY MIKE POSNER FOR PMs THURSDAY 5/7. U.P.I. TELEPHOTO fl
Object number2023.82.424
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