Billie Dove for An Affair of the Follies, for First National
Melbourne Spurr, American, 1888 - 1964
1927
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
2019.57.5094
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Photograph
Research Area
Photograph
Not on view
Inscriptions
Verso: Upper left corner, in blue ink, "1923" / Upper left, in graphite, "Billie Dove An Affair of the Follies First National 1927" / Upper right, stamped in purple ink, "Credit Melbourne-Spurr Photographer Los Angeles, Cal." and "Melbourne Spurr Portraiture" / Lower center, in graphite, "D-3"
Provenance
John Kobal Foundation Limited, London, England; sold to present collection, 2019.
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