Edward Steichen (American, 1879-1973) The Front Page--Improvisation

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Edward Steichen (American, 1879-1973)

The Front Page--Improvisation, 1928, printed later. Unsigned, stamped "PHOTOGRAPH BY EDWARD STEICHEN/Printed from the original negative." on the verso at center. Gelatin silver print, image size 13 1/2 x 10 3/4 in. (34.3 x 27.3 cm),matted, unframed.
Condition: Good.

N.B. Published in the September 1928 issue of Vanity Fair, this image features Osgood Perkins and Lee Tracy in a production of Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur's The Front Page at the Times Square Theater in New York.
Estimate $800-1,200

Sheet measures 14 x 11 in. (35.6 x 28.0 cm). See photographs for additional inscriptions.


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