Joan Crawford, for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Inscriptions

Verso: Upper left corner, handwritten in red ink, "12R"/ Upper center, stamped in purple ink, "Please credit Ruth Harriet Louise Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Photographer"/ Upper right side, handwritten in black ink, "Crawford, Joan"/ Upper left corner center, stamped in black ink, "Culver Service 660 First Avenue New York 16, N.Y. This Picture is loaned for one reproduction only. Must not be used for advertising without written permission. Original must be returned."/ Middle left, handwritten in graphite, "[F]?R.14"/ Middle center top, stamped in purple ink, "Not released for advertising"/ Middle center, stamped upside down in black ink, "Culver Service 205 East 42nd Street New York Reproduction of this photograph must carry our credit line. This picture is loaned for one reproduction only and must not be sold, [illegible], or syndicated. Must not be used for advertising without written permission."/ Middle center bottom, stamped in purple ink, crossed out completely with graphite/ Lower center, stamped in blue ink, "Joan Crawford Metro-Goldwyn Mayer/ Lower right corner gold label affixed, typed in black ink "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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