Dick Powell, for Warner Brothers
Elmer Fryer, American, 1898 - 1944
1937
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
2019.57.4034
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Photograph
Research Area
Photograph
Not on view
Inscriptions
Verso: Upper left corner, stamped in black ink, "Dell Publishing Company, Inc. Name Received Used" / Upper left corner, in graphite, "DP 423 MS" / Upper left corner, stamped in black ink, "Dec 1937" / Upper center, in graphite, "Dick Powell" / Upper center, in black ink, encircled, "B" / Upper center, in black ink, "4941-10" / Center, in graphite, "Dick Powell in Varsity Show" / Left, in black ink, "5745-14" / Lower center, in black ink, "16" / Lower center, stamped in purple ink, "Photograph by Elmer Fryer Warner Bros. F.N. Studios" / Lower right, stamped in black ink, "Kobal Collection 38 Drayton Court Drayton Gardens London SW10"
Provenance
John Kobal Foundation Limited, London, England; sold to present collection, 2019.
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