Gilda Gray, for The Samuel Goldwyn Company
M.I. Boris Studio
1929
Black and white vintage print
Image: 13 9/16 × 10 1/4 in. (34.4 × 26.1 cm)
Sheet: 13 9/16 × 10 1/4 in. (34.4 × 26.1 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: The John Kobal Foundation Collection; Purchased through the Mrs. Harvey P. Hood W'18 Fund
2019.57.4597
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" / Center, stamped in blue ink, "Credit to be given the M.I. Boris STudio 3-5 East 54th Street, New York City Plaza 4438" and, in graphite, "8/12/29" / Lower center, typed in black ink on white paper, affixed, "Gilda Gray, who will shortly leave for the coast to appear in her first Samuel Goldwyn picture for United Artists release. The picture will be entitled 'The Devil Dancer' and is an original story written by Harry Hervey, author of 'Congai' and 'King Cobra'." / Lower right coerner, stamped in red ink, "Property of Photoplay Magazine Return to Library"
Provenance
John Kobal Foundation Limited, London, England; sold to present collection, 2019.
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