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Marlene Dietrich attending Ball of the Foreign Press at Hotel Adlon in Berlin
Marlene Dietrich attending Ball of the Foreign Press at Hotel Adlon in Berlin

Marlene Dietrich attending Ball of the Foreign Press at Hotel Adlon in Berlin

Artist Alfred Eisenstaedt (American, born Poland, 1898 - 1995)
Date1928
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage and sheet: 11 5/8 × 9 7/8 inches (29.53 × 25.08 cm)
Mount: 18 7/8 × 13 1/2 inches (47.94 × 34.29 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2016.75.66.49
SignedSigned on mount recto, lower right, in black pen: "Eisenstaedt"
InscribedDated on mount recto, lower left, in black pen: "1928"; Inscribed on mount verso, top, in blue pen: "Marlene Deitrich attending Ball of the Foreign Press at Hotel Adlon in Berlin 1928", "'28 / Eisey print".
MarkingsNumbered on mount verso, lower left corner, in pencil: "2"
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DescriptionImage of woman wearing tuxedo with large round flower on lapel. Her short hair peeks out from beneath her top hat. She stands in front of a curtain holding a cigarette in her right hand and left hand in pocket.Provenance
The Hall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO, 2016;   
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2016.
Copyright© Alfred Eisenstaedt / Time & Life Pictures / Getty Images
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