(Carroll, Diahann) Van Vechten, Carl

Portrait Photograph of Diahann Carroll in "House of Flowers"

Gelatin silver print. Half-length portrait of the actress as "Ottilie", in white gown, hands on hips, facing the photographer. 33.2 x 22.8 cm (12-3/4 x 9 inches), New York: March 14, 1955. Fine. Atelier-stamped on verso, and docketed by Van Vechten recording the subject of the photograph, the date, and the number of the negative ("XII.mm.7").

Series taken during Diahann Carroll's stunning Broadway debut as "Ottilie alias Violet", in the Harold Arlen/Truman Capote musical HOUSE OF FLOWERS, which ran from Dec. 20, 1954 through May 21, 1955. Carroll was 20 years old at the time

Item #222023       Price: $1,000.00