Historical Portrait
[Portrait of Judith Anderson draped as a nun(?) in veils, in "Family portrait"]
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1 photographic print : gelatin silver. | Photograph shows Judith Anderson (1897-1992), a white, female, Australian actress, wearing a head a head covering.
About this photograph
Carl Van Vechten photographed Judith Anderson in 1939 during a production of "Family Portrait." The archive record notes she wears a head covering, described tentatively as possibly resembling a nun's veils.
Anderson was an Australian actress. The photograph is a gelatin silver print held by the Library of Congress.
The record uses a question mark when identifying the costume as nun's attire, preserving uncertainty about the specific character or scene depicted.
Compiled from the catalogue record and reference notes on the formats and events involved. The archive record above is the primary source.
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