Bob Hope, for Paramount Pictures
William Richard Walling, Jr.
1937
Black and white vintage print
Image: 12 3/8 × 9 5/8 in. (31.5 × 24.4 cm)
Sheet: 13 × 10 1/8 in. (33 × 25.7 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: The John Kobal Foundation Collection; Purchased through the Mrs. Harvey P. Hood W'18 Fund
2019.57.4103
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Photograph
Research Area
Photograph
Not on view
Inscriptions
Verso: Upper right corner, in graphite and stamped in black ink, "Dell Publishing Company, Inc. Name Hope, Bob Received Oct 18 1937 Used" / Upper center, in graphite, "JKFA 1323" / Upper right, in graphite, "P-2377-13" / Upper center, stamped in purple ink, "Credit will be appreciated Paramount Photo by William Walling" / Center, typed in black ink on white label, "Bob Hope in Paramount Pictures"
Provenance
John Kobal Foundation Limited, London, England; sold to present collection, 2019.
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