Pola Negri, for Paramount Pictures
Eugene Robert Richee, American, 1896 - 1972
1924
Black and white vintage print
Image: 9 × 7 1/8 in. (22.9 × 18.1 cm)
Sheet: 9 13/16 × 7 3/8 in. (25 × 18.8 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: The John Kobal Foundation Collection; Purchased through the Mrs. Harvey P. Hood W'18 Fund
2019.57.3333
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Photograph
Research Area
Photograph
Not on view
Inscriptions
Verso: Upper left corner, written in graphite, "Reduce to oval 7 7/8 deep 4 3/6" wide, and, stamped in purple ink and written in graphite, "1 point finish line 1/32" from edge 120 line half tone etch 3/1000 used Jan 1924"/ Upper right corner, written in graphite, "1924", and, "14/10"/ Center left, written in graphite and encircled, "1"/ Center middle, stamped in blue ink, "Pola Negri star in Paramount Pictures Permission is hereby granted for use of this photograph in magazines and newspapers. Credit to Paramount Pictures will be appreciated."/ Center right, stamped in black on white label, partially covered, "38 [??] Court Drayton Gardens London SW10", and, typed in black on gold label, "Kobal Collection 28-32 Shelton Street London WC2H 9HP Telephone 01-240-9565"/ Lower left corner, stamped in purple ink, "E861", and, written in graphite, "95 1/2" (encircled), and, "1-2"/ Lower right corner, stamped in blue ink, "Photograph by Eugene Richee"
Provenance
John Kobal Foundation Limited, London, England; sold to present collection, 2019.
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