Artist
Lotte Jacobi(American, born Germany, 1896–1990)American, born Germany, 1896–1990
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Adolf Wohlbrück
Date1932, printed later
Place depictedBerlin, Germany
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 3 15/16 × 3 1/16 in. (10 × 7.8 cm)
Sheet: 5 7/16 × 3 7/16 in. (13.8 × 8.7 cm)
Sheet: 5 7/16 × 3 7/16 in. (13.8 × 8.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Penelope Dixon and Michael Ball
Object number99.554
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Inscribed in blue, recto, beneath image: "Anton Walbrook / (Adolf Wohlbrück) / [signature]"
Inscribed in blue, verso: "Scott C. Elliott, Int., / June 19.74 / Here, after a long time I get / around to send you my catalog. / I hear your show of Steichen is excellent. / Too bad I live so far away, will not / be in N.Y. before middle of Sept., I think. / The catalogue is sold out in Eisen, / one can't get any more of them. / P.S. Hope to get your / catalogue-L. / Sincerely yours, / Lotte Jacobi".
Inscribed in blue, verso: "Scott C. Elliott, Int., / June 19.74 / Here, after a long time I get / around to send you my catalog. / I hear your show of Steichen is excellent. / Too bad I live so far away, will not / be in N.Y. before middle of Sept., I think. / The catalogue is sold out in Eisen, / one can't get any more of them. / P.S. Hope to get your / catalogue-L. / Sincerely yours, / Lotte Jacobi".
The photograph is signed in blue, recto, lower right and in blue, verso, following a note to Scott Elliott.
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Gelatin silver print
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