Katherine De Mille for The Crusades, for Paramount Pictures
William Richard Walling, Jr.
1935
Black and white vintage print
Image: 12 3/8 × 9 1/2 in. (31.4 × 24.2 cm)
Sheet: 13 × 10 3/16 in. (33 × 25.8 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: The John Kobal Foundation Collection; Purchased through the Mrs. Harvey P. Hood W'18 Fund
2019.57.4115
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, "JKFA 1335" / Upper center, stamped in purple ink, "Credit will be appreciated Paramount Photo by William Walling Jr." / Upper right corner, in graphite, "P-1362-173" / Center right, stamped in blue ink, "Dec 11 1935" and "Property of Return to Library Photoplay Magazine" / Lower center, typed in black ink on white label, "A smart street costume - is worn by Katherine DeMille, Paramount player in "The Crusades," as she greets the fall fashion season. The inevitable black crepe frock returns to the trend again this year with drapery and novel detail as highlights. An amazing hat of black felt proves most becoming to Miss DeMille and a pair of silver foxes smartly complete the ensemble."
Provenance
John Kobal Foundation Limited, London, England; sold to present collection, 2019.
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