Johnny Mack Brown, for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Ruth Harriet Louise, American, 1903 - 1940
not dated
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
2019.57.3264
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Photograph
Research Area
Photograph
Not on view
Inscriptions
Verso: Upper left corner, stamped in black ink, "Dell Publishing Company, Inc. Name Received Used", and, written in black ink, "Brown, Johnny Mack"/ Upper middle, written in graphite, "496", and, stamped in purple ink, "Please Credit Ruth Harriet Louise Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Photographer"/ Center middle, stamped in black ink, "Johnny Mack Brown Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer", and, stamped in black ink and affixed to beige label, "... Johnny Mack Brown, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer player, enjoys himself in the cheery living room of his new English home in Beverly Hills."
Provenance
John Kobal Foundation Limited, London, England; sold to present collection, 2019.
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