Greta Garbo and John Gilbert for Love, for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
William Grimes
1927
Black and white vintage print
Image: 13 7/8 × 10 7/8 in. (35.3 × 27.7 cm)
Sheet: 13 7/8 × 10 7/8 in. (35.3 × 27.7 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: The John Kobal Foundation Collection; Purchased through the Mrs. Harvey P. Hood W'18 Fund
2019.57.4722
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, "Gilbert John" / Upper center, in graphite, "49% JFK 1807 C 96A 7PE502" / Upper right corner, in graphite, "William Grimes 'Love' 1927" / Center, in graphite, upside down, "Greta Garbo and John Gilbert" and, stamped in black ink with blue ink, "Used in People H Spring 1987 Page 88" / Center, in graphite, [illegible] and, in red crayon, "179" and "50%" / Lower left corner, stamped in black ink, "John C. Kobal Collection Ltd. 212 W. 11th Street (#2) New York, N.Y. 10014 (212) 989-6138" / Lower center, in graphite, "Garbo + Gilbert 1927 Love MGM"
Provenance
John Kobal Foundation Limited, London, England; sold to present collection, 2019.
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