Heitor Villa-Lobos

Heitor Villa-Lobos in the foreground, photograph showing face, shoulders and chest. The photograph has a handwritten dedication “To Robert J. Wayner a grateful reminder of Villa-Lobos. Rio 3-8-54 ”. In the right corner, the inscription "Harcourt Paris" appears. Robert F. Wagner Jr. was mayor of New York between 1954 and 1965 and awarded Villa-Lobos the title of honorary citizen of the city in 1957, on the composer's 70th birthday.