Jeanette Macdonald for The Girl of the Golden West, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Laszlo Willinger, Hungarian, 1909 - 1989
1938
Black and white vintage print
Image: 7 5/16 × 9 1/4 in. (18.5 × 23.5 cm)
Sheet: 8 1/16 × 10 1/16 in. (20.5 × 25.5 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: The John Kobal Foundation Collection; Purchased through the Mrs. Harvey P. Hood W'18 Fund
2019.57.2153
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Photograph
Research Area
Photograph
Not on view
Inscriptions
Verso: Upper left corner, stamped in purple ink, " "PLEASE CREDIT M-G-M PHOTO BY WILLINGER 7558" and "INQUIRER LIBRARY 1952 MAR 27 AM 10 THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER" / Center, in red and black crayon, encircled with strike-through, "14" / Lower center, typed in black ink, "MOTION PICTURE'S PREMIERE SINGING STAR... Jeanette MacDonald, the screen's foremost singing star, presented in this very interesting study. Miss MacDonald is soon to be seen in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's 'The Girl of the Golden West', in which she is co-starred for the fourth time with Nelson Eddy."
Provenance
John Kobal Foundation Limited, London, England; sold to present collection, 2019.
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