Bing Crosby for Rhythm on the Range, for Paramount Pictures
William Richard Walling, Jr.
1936
Black and white vintage print
Image: 12 3/8 × 13 9/16 in. (31.5 × 34.5 cm)
Sheet: 13 × 10 1/16 in. (33 × 25.5 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: The John Kobal Foundation Collection; Purchased through the Mrs. Harvey P. Hood W'18 Fund
2019.57.4110
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 graphite, "4-20" and, stamped in black ink, with graphite, "Dell Publishing Company, Inc. Name Crosby, Bing Received Used Mag Issue" and, stamped in purple ink, "Credit will be appreciated Paramount Photo by William Walling" / Lower center, typed in black ink on tan paper, affixed, "Bing Goes West -- Bing Crosby's next crooning will be done in the wild and wooly west because the star becomes a cowboy in his next picture, 'Rhythm on the Range'. He practiced rollin' his own for two weeks before he started work and he mastered the art--believe it or not."
Provenance
John Kobal Foundation Limited, London, England; sold to present collection, 2019.
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