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Arnold Genthe
Greta Garbo1925

Not on view
Sepia-toned photograph, close-up of a person's tilted-back neck and upper chest, one hand resting lightly on the chest, soft diffused lighting
Artist or Maker
Arnold Genthe
Germany, active United States, 1869-1942
Title
Greta Garbo
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1925
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 13 1/8 × 9 15/16 in. (33.34 × 25.24 cm) Primary support: 13 1/8 × 9 15/16 in. (33.34 × 25.24 cm) Mat: 24 × 20 in. (60.96 × 50.8 cm)
Credit Line
The Marjorie and Leonard Vernon Collection, gift of The Annenberg Foundation, acquired from Carol Vernon and Robert Turbin
Accession Number
M.2008.40.927
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Selected Bibliography
  • Salvesen, Britt. See the Light: Photography, Perception, Cognition: the Marjorie and Leonard Vernon Collection. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; New York: DelMonico Books/Prestel, 2013.
Copyright
Rights of Publicity © Greta Garbo used with Permission of Harriet Brown & Company. All Rights Reserved.

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