Norma Shearer, for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Henry Waxman, American, 1901 - 1963
1925
Black and white vintage print
Image: 13 9/16 × 10 3/4 in. (34.5 × 27.3 cm)
Sheet: 13 3/4 × 11 in. (35 × 28 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: The John Kobal Foundation Collection; Purchased through the Mrs. Harvey P. Hood W'18 Fund
2019.57.3795
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 purple ink, "USED Oct 1928" / Upper right corner, in graphite, underlined, "1925" / Center, in graphite, "8 pages 2 Norma Shearer" and "Film" and, printed in black ink on tan paper, affixed, "A camera study by Henry Waxman (please credit name as above) of Norma Shearer henry waxman 6683 Sunset Blvd. Hollywood Calif. Granite 6464" and, stamped in red ink, "Chicago Rotoprint Co. Aug 13 1925 2:35" cand, in graphite, "2 Red[???] dup. 7 inch" / Lower right corner, in black ink, "JK 1082" / Lower right corner, stamped in red ink, "Property of Photoplay Magazine please return to"
Provenance
John Kobal Foundation Limited, London, England; sold to present collection, 2019.
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