Joan Crawford and Anita Page for Our Dancing Daughters, 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
2019.57.3255
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Photograph
Research Area
Photograph
Not on view
Inscriptions
Verso: Upper center, in graphite and, stamped in purple ink, "9328" and "Please credit Ruth Harriet Louise Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer" and "Please return material to: Kobal Collection 38 Drayton Court London S.W. 10." / Center, typed in black ink on tan paper, affixed, "...Our Modern Maidens...Joan Crawford is starred in this Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer production which is a companion picture to 'Our Dancing Daughters'. Joan Crawford and Anita Page are the two modern maidens in this photograph." / Lower right corner, in graphite, "TR.1949.10 EX.2002.9.54"
Provenance
John Kobal Foundation Limited, London, England; sold to present collection, 2019.
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