Fred Astaire

Fred Astaire

Photograph

Edward Steichen

Maker
American, b. Luxembourg, 1879–1973

Fred Astaire

High Hat - Fred Astaire


December 5, 1927
Gelatin silver print
Image: 9 5/8 × 7 9/16 in. (24.4 × 19.2 cm)
Overall: 9 15/16 × 7 15/16 in. (25.2 × 20.2 cm)
Bequest of Edward Steichen
1979.2063.0001
Inscriptions Inscribed on negative on recto, TC: Vanity Fair-Dec-5-1927 #18.
Inscribed in pencil on verso TLC: [circled] 123
Inscribed in pencil on verso TRC: Fred Astaire \ Top Hat in \ "Funny Face" \ N.Y. 1927
Inscribed in pencil on verso BLC: 1-8-16 \ V.F. Feb. 1928
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