(Bailey, Pearl) Van Vechten, Carl

Portrait photograph of Pearl Bailey in "St. Louis Woman"

Half-length view of the performer in costume. 34.5 x 24 cm (13-5/8 x 9-1/2 inches), New York: July 5, 1946. reproduced in Mauriber's PORTRAIT: The Photography of Carl van Vechten (from this print). Fine Atelier stamped on verso, docketed by Van Vechten in ink, recording the subject of the photograph ("Pearl Bailey takes a call after singing A Womans Prerogative"), the date, the number of the negative ("vi - cc - 3"), and indications to the printer for reduction.
Provenance: The estate of Saul Mauriber, Van Vechten's assistant and executor of Van Vechten's photography estate and the compiler of PORTRAITS: THE PHOTOGRAPHY OF CARL VAN VECHTEN (1978).

Item #222118       Price: $1,250.00