Object number1987.53.33
John Betjeman, London
Date1960
Artist
Rosalie Thorne McKenna
(American, 1918-2003)
CultureAmerican
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsSheet: 9 3/8 x 6 9/16 in. (23.8 x 16.7 cm)
Matted: 22 x 16 in. (55.9 x 40.6 cm)
Matted: 22 x 16 in. (55.9 x 40.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of the artist
On View
Not on viewPeriod20th c
Classification(s)
InscribedOn verso, by unidentified hand, upper right edge in pencil: ONE HANCOX ST. / STONINGTON , CT. / AREA CODE 203 / 535-0110; center in pencil: JOHN BETJEMAN, London 1960 / B 8.60A-19; lower center in red pencil [circled]: PHOTO 5; lower right edge [cut off] in red ink are various partial numbers; lower right corner in pencil: 87.53.33
MarkingsOn verso, stamped upper left: COPYRIGHTED PHOTO BY / ROLLIE McKENNA / ONE HANCOX STREET / STONINGTON, CT. 06378 / TEL. (203) 535-0110/2126 / © ROLLIE McKENNA / MUST APPEAR WITH PHOTO; stamped center with address and telephone crossed out in pencil: PHOTO BY: / ROLLIE MCKENNA / 438 EAST 88 STREET / NEW YORK 28, N. Y. / TEL. ENRIGHT 9-3889 / Not To Be Reproduced / Without Permission. / Please Credit With Photo
On printed label, verso lower left corner: © Rollie McKenna / 1 Hancox Street / Stonington, CT 06378 / (203) 535-0110/2126
BibliographyJohn Malcolm Brinnin and Bill Read, The Modern Poets, An American-British Anthology (McGraw-Hill, 1963), 31.
Saturday Review (May 15, 1971), 53. ProvenanceGift of the artistDescriptionMan in formal dress standing with tea cup in right hand and cigarette in left hand in front of book case with antique books
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