Pearl White
Alfred Cheney Johnston
1923
Black and white vintage print
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: The John Kobal Foundation Collection; Purchased through the Mrs. Harvey P. Hood W'18 Fund
2019.57.4827
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Photograph
Research Area
Photograph
Not on view
Inscriptions
Verso: Upper center, in graphite, "Pearl White Exclusive to Photoplay for Petersen of Fox [?]" / Center, stamped in purple ink, "Copyrighted by Alfred Cheney Johnston Permission given for use in newspapers and magazines" / Center, in graphite, encircled, "7" / Lower left, in graphite, "6 5/8" x 9"" / Lower right, 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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