# Elizabeth Gutman Kaye

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American artist, singer, composer and teacher (1887–1971)

Elizabeth Gutman Kaye Gutman in the 1910s, with knitting Born (1887-09-05)September 5, 1887 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. Died April 15, 1971(1971-04-15) (aged 83) Jamaica Other name E. G. Katzenstein Education Goucher College Occupations Artist singer composer music teacher Relatives Adele Gutman Nathan (sister) Musical career Genres Folk music Instrument Voice Musical artist

**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

Gutman was born in [Baltimore](/source/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](/source/National_Federation_of_Music_Clubs).[8] Her sister was theatrical director and writer [Adele Gutman Nathan](/source/Adele_Gutman_Nathan) (1889–1986).[9][10][11] She attended [Goucher College](/source/Goucher_College).[12]

## Career

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](/source/Ilya_Tolstoy) in 1917, along with pianist [Leo Ornstein](/source/Leo_Ornstein) and the Ukrainian National Theater of New York.[18] She was a soloist with the [Baltimore Symphony Orchestra](/source/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](/source/Musical_Courier)* in 1918.[6] [Dixie Selden](/source/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

- "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

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

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Also cited as 1891. [*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ULAN_2-0)** ["Kaye, Elizabeth Gutman (American painter, born 1887)"](http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500048798). *Union List of Artist Names Online*. Los Angeles, California: J. Paul Getty Trust. Retrieved 1 April 2026.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Bornschein_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Bornschein_3-1) Bornschein, Franz C. (June 9, 1917). ["Jewish Folk Songs Superior to Russians', Says Miss Gutman"](https://archive.org/details/sim_musical-america_1917-06-09_26_6/mode/2up?q=%22Elizabeth+Gutman%22). *Musical America*. **26** (6): 27 – via Internet Archive.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-New_York_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-New_York_4-1) ["Elizabeth Gutman in New York"](https://archive.org/details/sim_music-magazine-and-musical-courier_1932-10-15_105_16/mode/2up?q=%22Elizabeth+Gutman%22). *Musical Courier*. **105** (16): 26. October 15, 1932 – via Internet Archive.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Folk_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Folk_5-1) ["Elizabeth Gutman Discusses Folksongs"](https://archive.org/details/sim_music-magazine-and-musical-courier_1924-02-21_88_8/mode/2up?q=%22Elizabeth+Gutman%22). *Musical Courier*. **88** (8): 43. February 21, 1924 – via Internet Archive.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:2_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:2_6-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-:2_6-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-:2_6-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-:2_6-4) United States Copyright Office (1946). [*1946-1954 Copyright Registration Cards (A-N)*](http://archive.org/details/CopyrightCards1946-1954).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:1_7-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:1_7-1) ["Elizabeth Gutman, Successful Pioneer of Russian and Jewish Folk Songs"](https://archive.org/details/sim_music-magazine-and-musical-courier_1918-08-08_77_32/page/30/mode/2up?q=%22Elizabeth+Gutman%22). *Musical Courier*. **77** (32): 30–31. August 8, 1918 – via Internet Archive.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Louis K. Gutman"](https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1927/04/27/104071797.html). *The New York Times*. April 27, 1927. p. 25. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0362-4331](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0362-4331). Retrieved 2026-03-21.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Mrs. Louis K. Gutman; Leader in Music Clubs Former Baltimore Store Executive"](https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1939/04/01/91559458.html). *The New York Times*. April 1, 1939. p. 19. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0362-4331](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0362-4331). Retrieved 2026-03-21.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** [Adele Gutman Nathan Theatrical Collection](https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/11/resources/1671), Archives at Yale.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["Adele Gutman Nathan"](https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/nathan-adele-gutman). *Jewish Women's Archive*. Retrieved 2026-03-21.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["Elizabeth Gutman Sings on Board Ship"](https://archive.org/details/sim_music-magazine-and-musical-courier_1924-09-11_89_11/mode/2up?q=%22Elizabeth+Gutman%22). *Musical Courier*. **89** (11): 8. September 11, 1924 – via Internet Archive.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:3_13-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:3_13-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-:3_13-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-:3_13-3) ["Rites Today for Mrs. Kay, Who Was Singer, Painter"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baltimore-sun-rites-today-for-mrs-k/193876544/). *The Baltimore Sun*. 1971-04-24. p. 17. Retrieved 2026-03-21 – via Newspapers.com.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** ["Elizabeth Gutman's Songs"](https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1918/01/13/113305317.html). *The New York Times*. January 13, 1918. p. 74. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0362-4331](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0362-4331). Retrieved 2026-03-21.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_15-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_15-1) ["Elizabeth Gutman Pleases; Soprano Gives a Varied Program-- Ida Green Makes Debut"](https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1928/03/12/95559087.html). *The New York Times*. March 12, 1928. p. 20. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0362-4331](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0362-4331). Retrieved 2026-03-21.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-16)** ["Jewish Folk Songs at Columbia"](https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1919/03/22/102854478.html). *The New York Times*. March 22, 1919. p. 13. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0362-4331](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0362-4331). Retrieved 2026-03-21.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-17)** ["Elizabeth Gutman Sings in Washington"](https://archive.org/details/sim_musical-america_1923-11-24_39_5/page/32/mode/2up?q=%22Elizabeth+Gutman%22). *Musical America*. **39** (5): 33. November 24, 1923 – via Internet ARchive.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-18)** ["Elizabeth Gutman Singing Abroad"](https://archive.org/details/sim_music-magazine-and-musical-courier_1925-05-21_90_21/mode/2up?q=%22Elizabeth+Gutman%22). *Musical Courier*. **90** (21): 43. May 21, 1925 – via Internet Archive.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-19)** ["Concert and Lecture Given"](https://archive.org/details/sim_musical-america_1917-04-28_25_26/page/22/mode/2up?q=%22Elizabeth+Gutman%22). *Musical America*. **25** (26): 22. April 28, 1917 – via Internet Archive.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-20)** ["Elizabeth Gutman Delights Children"](https://archive.org/details/sim_music-magazine-and-musical-courier_1924-04-17_88_16/mode/2up?q=%22Elizabeth+Gutman%22). *Musical Courier*. **88** (16): 58. April 17, 1924 – via Internet Archive.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-21)** ["Elizabeth Gutman, Russian-Yiddish Specialist"](https://archive.org/details/sim_music-magazine-and-musical-courier_1918-01-31_76_5/page/30/mode/2up?q=%22Elizabeth+Gutman%22). *Musical Courier*. **76** (5): 31. January 31, 1918 – via Internet Archive.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-22)** ["Quaint Folk Songs Artistically Sung"](https://archive.org/details/sim_musical-america_1916-12-16_25_7/mode/2up?q=%22Elizabeth+Gutman%22). *Musical America*. **25** (7): 13. December 16, 1916 – via Internet Archive.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-23)** ["The Week in Art Circles"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-enquirer-the-week-in-art/193876068/). *The Cincinnati Enquirer*. 1930-05-11. p. 75. Retrieved 2026-03-21 – via Newspapers.com.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-24)** ["Links Age-Old Struggles of Painters and Composers against Current Bias"](https://archive.org/details/sim_music-magazine-and-musical-courier_1931-12-19_103_25/page/42/mode/2up?q=%22Elizabeth+Gutman%22). *Musical Courier*. **103** (25): 43. December 19, 1931 – via Internet Archive.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-25)** ["Elizabeth Gutman Kaye"](https://rogallery.com/artists/elizabeth-gutman-kaye/?page=156). *RoGallery*. Retrieved 2026-03-21.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-26)** ["$3240 Jewel Theft Reported by Singer"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baltimore-sun-3240-jewel-theft-repo/193875895/). *The Baltimore Sun*. 1926-12-09. p. 26. Retrieved 2026-03-21 – via Newspapers.com.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-27)** ["Walter Kaye; Was Ex-President of Baltimore Department Store Firm"](https://www.nytimes.com/1945/07/11/archives/walter-kaye-was-expresident-of-baltimore-department-store-firm.html). *The New York Times*. 1945-07-11. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0362-4331](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0362-4331). Retrieved 2026-03-21.

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