[Judith Barrett]
Photograph
Hal A. McAlpin
American, b. Canada, 1901–1973
[Judith Barrett]
ca. 1939-1941
gelatin silver print
Overall: 33 × 25.7 cm (13 × 10 1/8 in.)
Museum accession
1988.1482.0001
Inscriptions Stamped in violet ink on TC of verso: CREDIT WILL BE APPRECIATED \ PARAMOUNT PHOTO \ BY \ HAL A. McALPIN
Typewritten snipe adhered to verso: "GIVES UP CAREER - - Judith Barrett, the 'Venus from Venus, Tex.,' definitely severed her connection with the screen recently. . . . Paramount, which will soon release Judith's last picture, 'Those Were the Days,' acceded to her wishes, and agreed not to force her to carry out her contract."
Typewritten snipe adhered to verso: "GIVES UP CAREER - - Judith Barrett, the 'Venus from Venus, Tex.,' definitely severed her connection with the screen recently. . . . Paramount, which will soon release Judith's last picture, 'Those Were the Days,' acceded to her wishes, and agreed not to force her to carry out her contract."
