Marian Marsh, for Warner Brothers
Elmer Fryer, American, 1898 - 1944
1931
Black and white vintage print
Image: 9 1/4 × 7 5/16 in. (23.5 × 18.5 cm)
Sheet: 13 15/16 × 11 in. (35.4 × 27.9 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: The John Kobal Foundation Collection; Purchased through the Mrs. Harvey P. Hood W'18 Fund
2019.57.4026
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 4545" / Upper left corner, in graphite, "F 53" / Upper center, in graphite, "Marian Marsh" / Lower center, stamped in purple ink, within a rectangluar outline, "Personality Portrait by Elmer Fryer Warner Bros. and First National" / Lower right, stamped in red ink, "Oct 1931" / Lower right, stamped in red ink, "Property of Return to Library [Photoplay Magazine]" / Lower right, printed in black ink on gold label, "Kobal Collection 28-32 Shelton Street London WC2H 9HP Telephone 01-240 9565" / Lower center, printed in black ink on gold label, "Marian Marsh, Warner star, sponsors this Jay-Thorpe sport outfit consisting of a hand knit sweater with parallel motif in white and drank red stripes. The skirt is a tweed of the same shade of red. The shoes are crossed laces."
Provenance
John Kobal Foundation Limited, London, England; sold to present collection, 2019.
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