Marilyn Monroe in "Ladies of the Chorus"

CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Marilyn Monroe in "Ladies of the Chorus"
Date1949
PlaceHollywood, California, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
Dimensionsimage: 8 1/2 × 6 7/8 in. (21.6 × 17.5 cm)
sheet: 9 15/16 × 8 in. (25.2 × 20.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Ellen and Richard Sandor
Object number2000.920
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
Provenance Research Ongoing Exhibition History"Famous/Infamous: Images of Celebrity from the Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," Shell and the American Landscape Museum, Houston, October 23–December 9, 2002.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed verso, lower right: "R5 300"
Printed beneath image, lower center: "Marilyn Monroe in Ladies of the Chorus with Adele Jergens, Rand Brooks, Nana Bryant, Eddie Garr, Steven Geray and the Bobby True Trio / Screenplay by Harry Sauber and Joseph Carole. Directed by Philip Karlson. Produced by Harry A. Romm. A Columbia Reprint. / 'Property of National Screen Service Corp. Licensed for display / only in connection with the exhibition of this picture at your theatre. / must be returned immediately therafter!' / Printed in U.S.A. R52...345"
Inscribed recto, lower right: "Marilyn Monroe / © D.928.34"

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