Greta Garbo, for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Ruth Harriet Louise, American, 1903 - 1940
1928
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
2019.57.3245
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Photograph
Research Area
Photograph
Not on view
Inscriptions
Verso: Upper left corner, written in graphite, "Kobal - 4" and, written in blue ink, "126"/ Upper middle center, stamped in purple ink, "Please credit Ruth Harriet Louise Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Photographer", and, written in graphite, "5588"/ Upper center bottom, written in graphite, "Page 22 Reverse"/ Center middle, stamped in blue ink, "Greta Garbo Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer" and, written in blue colored pencil "N" encircled/ Lower left corner, written in brown pencil, "Garbo"/ Lower right corner, typed in black ink on affixed white label, "Kindly note new address: John Kobal c/o Hall; 4 Walton Street London SW3 1RE Tel: 01-584-8074"
Provenance
John Kobal Foundation Limited, London, England; sold to present collection, 2019.
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