Description: 7TH ANNUAL SUMMER SALE NOW *Price Shown is the Sale Price ORIGINAL AND VINTAGE ............ALFRED CHENEY JOHNSTON...........'MARY ALICE RICE', ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH, 13" x 10.25"......... FINE CONDITION............ This is an 13" x 10.25" Original and Vintage photographby the very important New York photographer Alfred Cheney Johnston, 1874-1957. Johnston was connected with Flo Ziegfeld and his Follies and photographed most of the beauties connected with Broadway in the 1920s and 30s. This image is of 'Mary Alice Rice' in the Ziegfeld Follies, so stated on reverse, with Johnston's stamp. Dated 7/1/31. Fine condition. Unframed. From an archive in New York City. The Biography Follows: Johnston was born into an affluent New York banking family, which subsequently moved to Mount Vernon, New York. Initially he studied painting and illustration at the National Academy of Design in New York, but after graduating in 1908 (and marrying fellow student Doris Gernon the next year), his subsequent efforts to earn a living as a portrait painter did not meet with success. Instead, reportedly at the suggestion of longtime family friend and famed illustrator Charles Dana Gibson, he started to employ the camera previously used to record his painting subjects as his basic creative medium. In approximately 1917, Johnston was hired by famed New York City live-theater showman and producer Florenz Ziegfeld as a contracted photographer, and was affiliated with the Ziegfeld Follies for the next fifteen years or so. He also maintained his own highly successful personal commercial photo studio at various locations around New York City as well, photographing everything from aspiring actresses and society matrons to a wide range of upscale retail commercial products—mostly men's and women's fashions—for magazine ads. He photographed several hundred actresses and showgirls (mainly in New York City, and whether they were part of the Follies or not) during that time period. Alfred Cheney Johnston died in a car crash near his home in Connecticut on April 17, 1971, three years after the death of his longtime wife, Doris. They had no children. As ever this is guaranteed 100% money back, to be as represented.
Price: 750 USD
Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico
End Time: 2024-11-04T00:37:19.000Z
Shipping Cost: 15 USD
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Item Specifics
Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Unit of Sale: Single-Piece Work
Signed By: Artist
Size: Medium (up to 36in.)
Custom Bundle: No
Image Color: Black & White
Region of Origin: North America
Personalize: No
Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
Year of Production: 1931
Width (Inches): 11
Style: Glamour
Features: Signed
Finish: Glossy
Culture: American
Image Orientation: Portrait
Signed: Yes
Color: Black
Title: Mary Alice Rice
Material: Gloss Paper
Certificate of Authenticity (COA): No
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Subject: Figures
Type: Photograph
Photographer: Alfred Cheney Johnston
Height (Inches): 14
Time Period Manufactured: 1900-1949
Production Technique: Gelatin Silver
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Color Type: Black & White
