Marlene Dietrich, New York

Artist Edward Steichen (American, born Luxembourg, 1879 - 1973)

Date1932

MediumGelatin silver print

DimensionsImage: 9 11/16 × 7 5/8 inches (24.61 × 19.37 cm)
Sheet: 9 15/16 × 7 15/16 inches (25.24 × 20.16 cm)

Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Object number2005.27.2176

SignedOn sheet verso, black stamp: "PHOTOGRAPH BY EDWARD STEICHEN / Printed from the original negative."

InscribedInscribed and dated on sheet verso, center, in pencil: "MARLENE DIETRICH / NEW YORK / 1932"

MarkingsOn sheet verso, top right corner, in pencil: "HLJY" , "S" On sheet verso, lower left, in pencil: "3-155-P FO" On sheet verso, lower left corner, in pencil: "Ry" On sheet verso, bottom edge, in pencil: "1-23-85" , "P5.001.023.85"

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DescriptionImage of a woman in black a black dress holding a scarf and wearing a large feathered hat leaning on the back of an upholstered chair. The chair is next to a table with a vase of flowers and both pieces of furniture are on top of a polar bear skin rug. Behind the woman is a folding screen with an Asian motif.Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Rotation 17. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, August 6, 2014 – January 11, 2015, no cat.

Provenance

Hallmark Cards, Inc., Kansas City, MO, 1985;
Given by Hallmark Cards, Inc. to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2005.

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