Katharine Hepburn for Break of Hearts, RKO
Ernest Bachrach
1935
Black and white vintage print
Image: 7 1/2 × 9 3/4 in. (19 × 24.7 cm)
Sheet: 7 15/16 × 10 3/16 in. (20.2 × 25.9 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: The John Kobal Foundation Collection; Purchased through the Mrs. Harvey P. Hood W'18 Fund
2019.57.3122
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Photograph
Research Area
Photograph
Not on view
Inscriptions
Verso: Center, in blue pencil, "Katharine Hepburn (Radio)" / Center, stamped in purple ink, "This is a photograph from Radio Pictures Reg. U.S. Pat. Off. -by- Ernest A. Bachrach Credit Line in Full Appreciated" and, "Periodicals (P) Library. 191 High Holburn, W.C.1. Must Be Returned Undamaged" / Lower eft corner, in graphite, encircled, "2389" / Lower center, typed in black ink on white paper, affixed, "N.Y. -816-63. Ingenuous child, warm-hearted girl, alluring woman -- the living flame named Katharine Hepburn is a little of them all in her newst role, the lovely Constance in Radio's 'Break of Hearts'. Playing the part of a brilliant young composer swept headlong into a marriage where both loved too well for understanding, Miss Hepburn gives to teh world one of the greatest performances of her career. She's a new Hepburn in another way, too, for you will see her, for the first time in many moths, perfectly gowned in the smartest of modern clothes."
Provenance
John Kobal Foundation Limited, London, England; sold to present collection, 2019.
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