Frances Farmer, for Paramount Pictures
Eugene Robert Richee, American, 1896 - 1972
1938
Black and white vintage print
Image: 9 5/8 × 12 3/8 in. (24.5 × 31.5 cm)
Sheet: 10 1/8 × 12 15/16 in. (25.7 × 32.8 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: The John Kobal Foundation Collection; Purchased through the Mrs. Harvey P. Hood W'18 Fund
2019.57.3403
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Photograph
Research Area
Photograph
Not on view
Inscriptions
Verso: Upper center, stamped in purple ink, "Credit will be appreciated Paramount Photo by Eugene Robert Richee" / Upper right corner, stamped in black ink and in graphite, "Dell Publishing Company, Inc. Name Farmer, Frances Received: Dec 6 1938 Used Mag: [blank] Issue: [blank]" / Center, in black pencil, encircled, "D: / Lower center, typed in black ink on white paper, affixed, "HOLD FAMILY REUNION - to celebrate completion of Paramount's 'Escape from Yesterday', in which she appears with her husband Leif Erikson, and Akim Tamiroff, Frances Farmer held a family reunion in Hollywood with her sister, Edith, comign all the way from Honolulu to attend. Photo shows E.M. Farmer, Seattle lawyer, Frances' father' Erikson, Miss Farmer, Mrs. Farmer and her sister, Edith."
Provenance
John Kobal Foundation Limited, London, England; sold to present collection, 2019.
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