Polacco, Giorgio. (1873-1960) Signed PhotographFine doubleweight photograph the important Italian conductor in a bust length pose in formal attire, signed and warmly inscribed in white ink to Mr. and Mrs. Clark A. Shaw (then Executive Director of the Chicago Civic Opera), while conductor of the Chicago Opera Company. In very fine condition. 8 x 10. 5 inches (21 x 27 cm). Polacco had a long and diverse career: acclaimed in Russia as an early Wagnerian interpreter, at the Metropolitan Opera (1912