Mischa Auer for Unexpected Father, for Universal Pictures
Ray Jones, American, 1900 - 1975
1940
Black and white vintage print
Image: 13 3/8 × 10 5/8 in. (34 × 27 cm)
Sheet: 13 11/16 × 10 13/16 in. (34.7 × 27.5 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: The John Kobal Foundation Collection; Purchased through the Mrs. Harvey P. Hood W'18 Fund
2019.57.3995
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Photograph
Research Area
Photograph
Not on view
Inscriptions
Verso: Upper left corner, in black ink and graphite on white sticker, "JKF 4880" / Upper center, stamped in purple ink, "Please credit photo by Ray Jones Universal Pictures" / Upper right, stamped in blue ink, "Property of Photoplay Magazine Return to Library" / Upper right, stamped in blue ink, "Mar 1940" / Center, stamped in purple ink, "Mischa Auer featured in Universal Pictures" / Center, in graphite, "will be co. starred with Baby "Sandy" Henville in "Unexpected Father"" / Center, in graphite, "in "Destry Rides Again""
Provenance
John Kobal Foundation Limited, London, England; sold to present collection, 2019.
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