Greta Garbo

Cecil Beaton

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1946

Black and white vintage print

Image: 11 7/8 × 10 in. (30.2 × 25.4 cm)

Sheet: 11 5/8 × 9 7/16 in. (29.5 × 24 cm)

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

2019.57.2987

Geography

Place Made: United States, North America

Period

20th century

Object Name

Photograph

Research Area

Photograph

Not on view

Inscriptions

Verso: Upper center, in black pen and graphite, "PH: Cecil Beaton Greta Garbo" and "Kobal 65" / Lower left corner, gold sticker, typed in black, "PLEASE RETURN TO: KOBAL COLLECTION 28-32 SHELTON STREET LONDON WC2H 9HP Telephone 01-240-9565"

Provenance

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

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