Paul Robeson in the Theatre Guild production of Othello, New York, 1943
Vandamm Studio, American, 1908 - 1961
Florence Vandamm, American, 1883 - 1966
about 1943
Gelatin silver print
Image: 9 5/16 × 7 3/8 in. (23.7 × 18.7 cm)
Sheet: 9 7/8 × 8 in. (25.1 × 20.3 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Robert Dance, Class of 1977, in honor of Maurice Rapf, Class of 1935
PH.2001.29.1
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Photograph
Research Area
Photograph
Not on view
Inscriptions
Inscribed, on reverse, above center, in graphite: PAUL ROBESON; Stamped, on reverse, top center, in black ink: THE THEATER GUILD PRESENTS / THE MARGARET WEBSTER PRODUCTION / PAUL ROBESON / JOSEFERRER- UTA HAGEN / OTHELLO; Stamped, on reverse, bottom center, in blue ink: [in rectangle] PHOTOGRAPH BY / VANDAMM STUDIO / 130 WEST 57th ST. / NEW YORK, N.Y.
Course History
Theater 10.55, African and African American Studies 32.15, Curating Black Theater, Monica Ndounou, Spring 2024
Provenance
Robert Dance; given to present collection, 2001.
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