Clark Gable for Cain and Mabel, for Warner Brothers
Elmer Fryer, American, 1898 - 1944
1936
Black and white vintage print
Image: 9 7/16 × 7 5/8 in. (24 × 19.3 cm)
Sheet: 9 15/16 × 8 1/16 in. (25.2 × 20.5 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: The John Kobal Foundation Collection; Purchased through the Mrs. Harvey P. Hood W'18 Fund
2019.57.4014
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 4533" and, in graphite, "CM A10037" / Upper right, printed in black ink on gold label, "Kobal Collection 28-32 Shelton Street London WC2H 9HP Telephone 01-240 9565" overtop partial stamp from Culver Studios [illegible] / Center, stamped in blue ink, "Approved Advertising Advisory Council J.J. Mc Carthy Jul 1936 Hollywood" and, in graphite, "Clark Gable in Cain and Mabel A Warner Bros. / Lower center, 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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