Kay Francis, for Warner Brothers
Elmer Fryer, American, 1898 - 1944
1938
Black and white vintage print
Image: 11 11/16 × 7 11/16 in. (29.7 × 19.6 cm)
Sheet: 11 11/16 × 7 11/16 in. (29.7 × 19.6 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: The John Kobal Foundation Collection; Purchased through the Mrs. Harvey P. Hood W'18 Fund
2019.57.4001
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 4519" / Upper center, typed in black ink on tan paper, "portrait of the glamourous Kay Francis. Her latest roles are in the two Warner Bros. pictures: SECRETS OF AN ACTRESS and MY BILL" / Center, in graphite, "Kay Francis" and, stamped in purple ink, "Received Examiner Reference Library Jun 14 1938" / Lower right corner, stamped in purple ink, "Photograph by Elmer Fryer Warner Bros. F.N. Studios"
Provenance
John Kobal Foundation Limited, London, England; sold to present collection, 2019.
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