Theda Bara, for The Samuel Goldwyn Company
Herman Mishkin
not dated
Black and white vintage print
Image: 9 1/16 × 7 5/16 in. (23 × 18.5 cm)
Sheet: 9 1/16 × 7 5/16 in. (23 × 18.5 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: The John Kobal Foundation Collection; Purchased through the Mrs. Harvey P. Hood W'18 Fund
2019.57.4937
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Photograph
Research Area
Photograph
Not on view
Inscriptions
Verso: Upper center, in red pencil, "Theda Bara" / Center, stamped in black ink, "Culver Pictures, Inc. 660 First Avenue New York, N.Y. 10016 This picture is loaned for one reproduction only. Must not be used for advertising without written permission. Original must be returned within 30 days." overtop another Culver stamp. / Lower right corner, stamped ink black ink, "19497"
Provenance
John Kobal Foundation Limited, London, England; sold to present collection, 2019.
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