Historical Portrait
[Portrait of Judith Anderson 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 covering.
About this photograph
Carl van Vechten photographed Judith Anderson in 1939, when she was appearing in the play Family Portrait. The photograph shows her in costume, wearing a head covering for the role.
Anderson was an Australian actress who had established herself on the American stage. Van Vechten, a photographer active in New York during this period, maintained an extensive practice of portraiture that documented theatrical and literary figures of his time.
The gelatin silver print is held in the Library of Congress collections. The photograph represents the kind of theatrical documentation that formed part of van Vechten's broader work capturing notable performers and cultural figures during the middle decades of the twentieth century.
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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