Clark Gable, for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Elmer Fryer, American, 1898 - 1944
1936
Black and white vintage print
Image: 9 15/16 × 7 7/8 in. (25.2 × 20 cm)
Sheet: 9 15/16 × 7 7/8 in. (25.2 × 20 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: The John Kobal Foundation Collection; Purchased through the Mrs. Harvey P. Hood W'18 Fund
2019.57.4015
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 blue ink, "1936 - Photo: Elmer Fyer" / Upper left corner, in graphite, "Clark Gable" / Upper right, in blue ink, "Kobal Coll" / Upper left, in black ink and graphite on white sticker, "JKF 4534" / Center, stamped in black ink, "Culver Pictures, Inc. 660 First Avenue New York 16, N.Y. This Picture is loaned for one reproduction only. Must not be used for advertising without written permission. Original must be returned within 30 days." scribbled over with blue ink / Center right, in graphite, "[f7?].5" / Lower center, stamped in purple ink, "Photograph [by Elmer Fryer] Warner Bros. F.N. Studios" / Lower right corner, in black ink, "40705"
Provenance
John Kobal Foundation Limited, London, England; sold to present collection, 2019.
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