[New York, 19 October 1952].. Original borderless gelatin silver print, 25.5 x 17 cm (9 7/8 x 6 3/4 inches). Matted. Fine. A beautiful portrait of the then 25 year old singer, dating from the year of her Broadway appearance in the musical review, NEW FACES. The 1954 film version was her first credited screen role. This print bears Van Vechten's ink studio stamp on the verso. The subject, date and negative number are also written on the verso in ink, in Van Vechten's hand. There are prints of three other negatives from the same session in the Library of Congress Van Vechten photo archive, and two other prints from the session were exhibited in EXTRAVAGANT CROWD CARL VAN VECHTEN'S PORTRAITS OF WOMEN (Yale, Beinecke Library, 2003). KELLNER G701.

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Librería: William Reese Company - Literature ABAA-ILAB (US)
Inventario del vendedor #: WRCLIT59944
Título: [Original Portrait Photograph of Eartha Kitt]
Autor: Van Vechten, Carl
Estado del libro: Usado
Cantidad disponible: 1
Lugar de publicación: [New York
Fecha de publicación: 19 October 1952].

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