person
Shapiro
also: Шапиро
A Moscow photographer or photography studio proprietor at whom Chekhov had sat for a portrait; Chekhov jokes a prospective bride might judge him from "Shapiro's photograph," and separately asks Suvorin to send out further prints from Shapiro along with a group photograph, the actors having asked for copies.
Reading notes
- To A. S. Suvorin, 4 February 1889. Moscow. §8 Shapiro photographs
A Moscow photographer or studio proprietor at whom Chekhov had sat for a portrait; here he asks Suvorin to send further prints, plus a group photograph, since the "Ivanov" cast asked for copies.
- To A. M. Yevreinova, 8 February 1889. Moscow. §8 My bride-to-be can view me in Shapiro's photograph
Shapiro (NEW entity), a Moscow photographer or photography-studio proprietor at whom Chekhov had sat for a portrait; not previously catalogued in this corpus under a search for "Shapiro"/"Шапиро." The same studio recurs in the same-day companion letter to Suvorin and in the nearby (4 February 1889), where Chekhov asks Suvorin to send out further Shapiro prints and a group photograph for the actors -- reuse this entity_id there rather than creating a duplicate.
- To A. S. Suvorin, 5 March 1889. Moscow. §5 Shapiro photographs
The Moscow photographer Shapiro, at whom Chekhov had sat for a portrait; he is asking Suvorin to forward prints if the photographer has sent them on, alongside a reminder about a large photograph of Suvorin himself.