Merle Oberon
George Mannell
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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