Merle Oberon, for The Samuel Goldwyn Company
Robert Coburn, American, 1900 - 1990
1938
Black and white vintage print
Image: 9 1/4 × 7 11/16 in. (23.5 × 19.5 cm)
Sheet: 9 1/4 × 7 11/16 in. (23.5 × 19.5 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: The John Kobal Foundation Collection; Purchased through the Mrs. Harvey P. Hood W'18 Fund
2019.57.2891
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Photograph
Research Area
Photograph
Not on view
Inscriptions
Verso: Upper right corner, in graphite, "Merle Oberon 1937/38" Upper center, stamped in purple, "Please Use Credit Line Photo By Robert W. Coburn" / Upper right corner, in graphite, "11/12" / Center right, typed in black ink on gold label, "KOBAL COLLECTION 28-32 SHELTON STREET LONDONG WC2H 9HP Telephone 01-240 9565" affixed over black stamp, "Collection Drayton Gardens London SW10" / Lower right corner, in blue ink, "47"
Provenance
John Kobal Foundation Limited, London, England; sold to present collection, 2019.
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