Theda Bara
Hoover Art Studios, Los Angeles
1915
Black and white vintage print
Image: 7 1/2 × 9 7/16 in. (19 × 24 cm)
Sheet: 7 11/16 × 9 9/16 in. (19.6 × 24.3 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: The John Kobal Foundation Collection; Purchased through the Mrs. Harvey P. Hood W'18 Fund
2019.57.4774
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Photograph
Research Area
Photograph
Not on view
Inscriptions
Verso: Upper left, in graphite, "JKFA 1860" / Upper right, in graphite, "Theda Bara" and, stamped in black ink, "Please return material to: Kobal Collection 38 Drayton Court London S.W.10." / Center, typed in black ink, Photoplay Magazine, August 1915: Theda Bara: 'A terrible thing happened yesterday. I was walking near my home. I had a great big red apple in my hand, and ahead of me I spied a little girl with thin legs and oh, such a hungry look! I put my arm around her and put the apple in her hand. Her eyes fell on my face and a look of terror came into hers. 'It's the Vampire!' she cried. She ran...I went home and sobbed." / Lower right, stamped in black ink, "The property of John Kobal please return to"
Provenance
John Kobal Foundation Limited, London, England; sold to present collection, 2019.
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