Bass Player (127 of 150)

c. 1920s–1940s
(American, 1867–1949)
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Sommer adored music and performed in avant-garde recitals at the Cleveland Playhouse. Like many Cleveland artists of the time, he spoke German fluently, loved opera, and likely inherited his passion for music from his German immigrant parents.
Bass Player (127 of 150)

Bass Player (127 of 150)

c. 1920s–1940s

William Sommer

(American, 1867–1949)
America, Ohio, Cleveland

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