Freddie Bartholomew for Captain Courageous, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Clarence Sinclair Bull, American, 1896 - 1979
1937
Black and white vintage print
Sheet: 13 × 10 in. (33 × 25.4 cm)
Image: 12 1/4 × 9 1/4 in. (31.1 × 23.5 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: The John Kobal Foundation Collection; Purchased through the Mrs. Harvey P. Hood W'18 Fund
2019.57.1147
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Photograph
Research Area
Photograph
Not on view
Inscriptions
Verso: upper left corner, black stamp and graphite "Dell publishing company, Inc. Name Bartholomew, Freddie" / purple stamp "Please credit M-G-M photo by clarence Bull B2434 CC paper affixed to print, typed "HOW'RE THEY BITING, FREDDIE? Young Mr. Batholomew prepares to hook a swordfish, or anyway a sea bass. HIs current picture is Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's "Captains Courageous," in which he is teamed with Spencer Tracy and Lionel Barrymore. Victor Fleming directs with Louis D. Lighton as producer." black stamp "JAN 37"
Provenance
John Kobal Foundation Limited, London, England; sold to present collection, 2019.
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