James Stewart for Speed, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Ted Allan, American, 1910 - 1993

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1936

Black and white vintage print

Image: 12 3/16 × 9 1/4 in. (31 × 23.5 cm)

Sheet: 13 1/16 × 10 1/8 in. (33.1 × 25.7 cm)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: The John Kobal Foundation Collection; Purchased through the Mrs. Harvey P. Hood W'18 Fund

2019.57.2455

Geography

Place Made: United States, North America

Period

20th century

Object Name

Photograph

Research Area

Photograph

Not on view

Inscriptions

Verso: Upper left corner, stamped in black ink and written in graphite, "Dell Publishing Company, Inc. Name: Stewart, James; Received; Used" / Upper right corner, stamped in purple ink, "KINDLY CREDIT TED ALLAN M-G-M" and, stamped in black ink, " JUN 36" and, written ink, "4849" / Center, typed in black ink, "ONE OF HOLLYWOOD'S MOST POPULAR YOUNG BACHELORS... is James Stewart, here discovered on the grounds of his rustic California home. He appears in Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer's 'Speed', directed by Edwin L. Marin and also featuring Wendy Barrie and Weldon Heyburn. Lucien Hubbard 1936"

Provenance

John Kobal Foundation Limited, London, England; sold to present collection, 2019.

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