Greta Garbo for The Temptress, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Ruth Harriet Louise, American, 1903 - 1940
1926
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
2019.57.3301
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, "'The Temptress'", and, "2953"/ Upper middle, stamped in red ink, "Please Credit Ruth Harriet Louise Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Photographer"/ Center middle, written in graphite, "Greta Garbo", and, stamped in red ink, "Aug 22 1945"/ Lower right corner, stamped in blue ink upside down, "Library 1945 Aug 24 pm 3:10 The Philadelphia Inquirer"
Provenance
John Kobal Foundation Limited, London, England; sold to present collection, 2019.
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