Will Connell Grauman’s Theater Silver Gelatin Photograph Print Framed 1930s

Description

A silver gelatin photograph print titled “Grauman’s Theater” by Will Connell. This photo is from the World Premiere of GOLD DIGGERS OF 1933, held on Friday, June 2, 1933. The photograph is an elegant and time glimpse into Old Hollywood. Will Connell (1898-1961) was a self-taught American portrait and industrial photographer. By the late 1920s, he began to work in commercial photography for publications, such as Life, Sunset, Time, U.S. Camera and Vogue. By the early 1930s, Connell was working primarily as a glamor and publicity photographer for various motion picture studios, including Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Republic Studios. During this time he also frequently photographed Los Angeles area landscape. Connell was a close friend of Lloyd Wright the LA Architect and son of Frank Lloyd Wright and documented much of Lloyd Wright’s work in the 1930s and 1940s. From a private collection; purchased from Halsted Gallery. Original tag on verso. Dimensions: 23 inches tall, 19 inches wide, and 1.25 inches deep (framed). In very good vintage condition.See

Dimensions

19ʺW × 1.25ʺD × 23ʺH

Styles

Traditional

Frame Type

Framed

Art Subjects

Figure

Period

1930s

Country of Origin

United States

Item Type

Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned

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Materials

Paper

Silver Gelatin

Condition

Good Condition, Unknown, Some Imperfections

Color

Black

Condition Notes

In very good vintage condition.In very good vintage condition.