Half-length frontal portrait in camel's hair coat. Gelatin silver print. 1 vols. 23 x 17.5 cm. (8-3/4 x 6 3/4 inches)
1933 · New York
by (Barthelmess, Richard) Van Vechten, Carl
New York, 1933. Half-length frontal portrait in camel's hair coat. Gelatin silver print. 1 vols. 23 x 17.5 cm. (8-3/4 x 6 3/4 inches). Artist's stamp at lower center, atelier stamp on verso, with pencilled notations giving the subject of the photograph, the date, and the reference number of the negative/print ("XIV d:19"). Half-length frontal portrait in camel's hair coat. Gelatin silver print. 1 vols. 23 x 17.5 cm. (8-3/4 x 6 3/4 inches). Richard Barthelmess, Born 9 May 1895 in New York, New York, USA, as Richard Semler Barthelmess. Died 17 August 1963 in Southampton, New York, USA, of throat cancer. Married actress Mary Hay 18 June 1920; divorced 1927. Married Jessica Stewart Sargent 1928,together until his death
Richard Barthelmess began in films when Alla Nazimova offered him a role in War Brides (1916). His career was boosted when he worked for D.W. Griffith. In the early 1920s, Barthelmess established his own production company. (Inventory #: 218944)
Richard Barthelmess began in films when Alla Nazimova offered him a role in War Brides (1916). His career was boosted when he worked for D.W. Griffith. In the early 1920s, Barthelmess established his own production company. (Inventory #: 218944)