Lou Tellegen & Farrar – Antique Wall Art
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
This rare historic photograph captures Lou Tellegen & Farrar in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Lou Tellegen & Farrar
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The title pairs actor Lou Tellegen with soprano Geraldine Farrar, the Metropolitan Opera star who also became a popular silent film actress. Tellegen was a stage and screen performer, and the two were married for a time, so a picture of them together reflects the crossover between opera, Broadway and early motion pictures. The record does not give a date, but the Bain News Service, the New York photo agency behind this glass negative, worked in the early twentieth century, when such portraits of celebrities were widely circulated in newspapers. The pairing of names comes from the caption information, which the Library of Congress notes is unverified.
| Created / published | n/a |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller. |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Temp. note: Batch five loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 3,259 × 4,828 px · prints to 11 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-25120 |
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