Photograph by
Unidentified
Subject of
Muriel Millard, Canadian, 1922 - 2014
Palace Theatre, American, founded 1913
Date
1952
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 9 1/4 × 7 7/16 in. (23.5 × 18.9 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 9 15/16 × 8 1/16 in. (25.3 × 20.4 cm)
Description
A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of Muriel Millard. Millard is depicted from the shoulders up, in profile, lying on white fur. Her head is turned towards the right edge of the image and her shoulders are nude. Her hair is in an up-do and she has a large, button shaped earring dangling from her proper right ear. In the bottom third of the photograph is a handwritten inscription in blue ink that reads, [To / Laurie / Best Wishes / from M[---?] / Millard[?] / Palace / Theatre / New York. / 52]. There are no inscriptions on the back of the photograph.
Place collected
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine Collection
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
gelatin silver prints
portraits
Topic
Actors
Photography
Singers (Musicians)
Theatre
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2013.46.25.183
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5cdba32f3-46bb-4a08-84df-659aa24065e3

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