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Vol. 86 July 18, 2026 No. 19

Johnston Norman

decorative craftsman

Biography

Johnston Norman, of London, is credited with executing the decorative embellishments on the elaborate Steinway & Sons art-grand piano built to Sir Alma Tadema's design for Mr. Marquand of New York. He worked under Tadema's personal direction as part of a commission that, together with Sir Edward Poynter's lid painting, took five years to complete. No other information about him is given in this passage.

Highlights

  • Of London; executed the decorative embellishments on the Marquand/Steinway art grand under Sir Alma Tadema's personal direction

Source

Alfred Dolge, Pianos and Their Makers, Vol. I (1911), p. 189.

Public domain.

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