Merle Oberon

George Mannell

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1931

Black and white vintage print

Image: 9 7/16 × 7 in. (23.9 × 17.8 cm)

Sheet: 9 3/4 × 7 in. (24.8 × 17.8 cm)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: The John Kobal Foundation Collection; Purchased through the Mrs. Harvey P. Hood W'18 Fund

2019.57.4928

Geography

Place Made: United States, North America

Period

20th century

Object Name

Photograph

Research Area

Photograph

Not on view

Inscriptions

Verso: Upper margin, in graphite, "250 [?]graph Series No c 212" / Upper center, in graphite, "Merle Oberon Mannell" / Upper center, in graphite, "1931/32" / Center left, in graphite, "4224F 250" / Center, in graphite, "F" / Center right, stamped in black ink, "Kobal Collection 38 Drayton Court Drayton Gardens London SW10" / Lower left corner, in graphite, "hian" / Lower left, stamped in purple ink, "Copyright Mannell London. W.1" / Lower right, stamped in purple ink, "Welbeck 9878 5804 Please acknowledge Mannell London."

Provenance

John Kobal Foundation Limited, London, England; sold to present collection, 2019.

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