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Elizabeth Gutman Kaye

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Elizabeth Gutman Kaye
Gutman in the 1910s, with knitting
Born(1887-09-05)September 5, 1887
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
DiedApril 15, 1971(1971-04-15) (aged 83)
Jamaica
Other nameE. G. Katzenstein
EducationGoucher College
Occupations
Spouse
Walter Kaye
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(m. 1911; died 1945)​
RelativesAdele Gutman Nathan (sister)
Musical career
GenreFolk music
InstrumentVoice

Elizabeth Gutman Kaye (September 5, 1887[a] – April 15, 1971), also known as E. G. Katzenstein, was an American artist, soprano singer, composer and music teacher.[1][2][3][4][5] In her musical career she was best known for performing Russian and Yiddish folk songs.[6]

Early life and education

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Gutman was born in Baltimore, the daughter of Louis K. Gutman and Ida Newburger Gutman. Her father was a department store executive.[7] Her mother was founder and president of the Baltimore Music Club and active in the National Federation of Music Clubs.[8] Her sister was theatrical director and writer Adele Gutman Nathan (1889–1986).[9][10][11] She attended Goucher College.[12]

Career

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Kaye found success as a soprano, specializing in Brazilian, Spanish, Russian and Yiddish folk songs.[13][14] She toured in the United States and gave recitals in New York City,[14][15] Washington, D.C.,[16] Paris, Vienna and Rome.[17] She was featured at a lecture by writer Ilya Tolstoy in 1917, along with pianist Leo Ornstein and the Ukrainian National Theater of New York.[18] She was a soloist with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra.[12] She also gave costumed performances for children,[19] taught voice students,[3] lectured on folk music,[4] and wrote songs.[5]

Kaye did not have a strong voice, but she researched her genre[20] and conveyed "the spirit and content" of the songs effectively.[21] "If I did not think I had something to say that was worth making people hear and see, I should never try to sing," she told the Musical Courier in 1918.[6] Dixie Selden made a portrait of Gutman before 1930.[22]

Kaye was also a talented watercolorist,[23] and her works were exhibited in Europe and the United States.[24][12] She sometimes used the name E. G. Katzenstein for her art.[2]

Compositions

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  • "At Night" (1948, words by Juanita D. Miller)[5]
  • "Child and Moon" (1954, words and music)[5]
  • "Was it a Dream?" (1954, words and music)[5]

Personal life

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Gutman married department store executive Walter Kaye in 1911. She reported a jewelry theft from her Baltimore apartment in 1926.[25] After her husband died in 1945,[26] she lived in New York City and in Italy. She died while vacationing in Jamaica in 1971, at the age of 83.[12]

Notes

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  1. ↑ Also cited as 1891. [citation needed]

References

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  1. ↑ "Kaye, Elizabeth Gutman (American painter, born 1887)". Union List of Artist Names Online. Los Angeles, California: J. Paul Getty Trust. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
  2. 1 2 Bornschein, Franz C. (June 9, 1917). "Jewish Folk Songs Superior to Russians', Says Miss Gutman". Musical America. 26 (6): 27 – via Internet Archive.
  3. 1 2 "Elizabeth Gutman in New York". Musical Courier. 105 (16): 26. October 15, 1932 – via Internet Archive.
  4. 1 2 "Elizabeth Gutman Discusses Folksongs". Musical Courier. 88 (8): 43. February 21, 1924 – via Internet Archive.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 United States Copyright Office (1946). 1946-1954 Copyright Registration Cards (A-N).
  6. 1 2 "Elizabeth Gutman, Successful Pioneer of Russian and Jewish Folk Songs". Musical Courier. 77 (32): 30–31. August 8, 1918 – via Internet Archive.
  7. ↑ "Louis K. Gutman". The New York Times. April 27, 1927. p. 25. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2026-03-21.
  8. ↑ "Mrs. Louis K. Gutman; Leader in Music Clubs Former Baltimore Store Executive". The New York Times. April 1, 1939. p. 19. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2026-03-21.
  9. ↑ Adele Gutman Nathan Theatrical Collection, Archives at Yale.
  10. ↑ "Adele Gutman Nathan". Jewish Women's Archive. Retrieved 2026-03-21.
  11. ↑ "Elizabeth Gutman Sings on Board Ship". Musical Courier. 89 (11): 8. September 11, 1924 – via Internet Archive.
  12. 1 2 3 4 "Rites Today for Mrs. Kay, Who Was Singer, Painter". The Baltimore Sun. 1971-04-24. p. 17. Retrieved 2026-03-21 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Elizabeth Gutman's Songs". The New York Times. January 13, 1918. p. 74. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2026-03-21.
  14. 1 2 "Elizabeth Gutman Pleases; Soprano Gives a Varied Program-- Ida Green Makes Debut". The New York Times. March 12, 1928. p. 20. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2026-03-21.
  15. ↑ "Jewish Folk Songs at Columbia". The New York Times. March 22, 1919. p. 13. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2026-03-21.
  16. ↑ "Elizabeth Gutman Sings in Washington". Musical America. 39 (5): 33. November 24, 1923 – via Internet ARchive.
  17. ↑ "Elizabeth Gutman Singing Abroad". Musical Courier. 90 (21): 43. May 21, 1925 – via Internet Archive.
  18. ↑ "Concert and Lecture Given". Musical America. 25 (26): 22. April 28, 1917 – via Internet Archive.
  19. ↑ "Elizabeth Gutman Delights Children". Musical Courier. 88 (16): 58. April 17, 1924 – via Internet Archive.
  20. ↑ "Elizabeth Gutman, Russian-Yiddish Specialist". Musical Courier. 76 (5): 31. January 31, 1918 – via Internet Archive.
  21. ↑ "Quaint Folk Songs Artistically Sung". Musical America. 25 (7): 13. December 16, 1916 – via Internet Archive.
  22. ↑ "The Week in Art Circles". The Cincinnati Enquirer. 1930-05-11. p. 75. Retrieved 2026-03-21 – via Newspapers.com.
  23. ↑ "Links Age-Old Struggles of Painters and Composers against Current Bias". Musical Courier. 103 (25): 43. December 19, 1931 – via Internet Archive.
  24. ↑ "Elizabeth Gutman Kaye". RoGallery. Retrieved 2026-03-21.
  25. ↑ "$3240 Jewel Theft Reported by Singer". The Baltimore Sun. 1926-12-09. p. 26. Retrieved 2026-03-21 – via Newspapers.com.
  26. ↑ "Walter Kaye; Was Ex-President of Baltimore Department Store Firm". The New York Times. 1945-07-11. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2026-03-21.
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