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[Portrait of Mary Martin] – Vintage Photo Print

[Portrait of Mary Martin], 1949 Jan. 12. — historic photograph
[Portrait of Mary Martin], 1949 Jan. 12.. Historic photograph from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(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.)

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A window into the past: [Portrait of Mary Martin], preserved in this historic photograph. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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[Portrait of Mary Martin]

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Taken on January 12, 1949, this portrait shows Mary Martin, the Texas-born singer and actress who was rising to become one of Broadway's leading stars. Carl Van Vechten, the novelist and photographer known for his large series of portraits of performers, writers and artists, made the picture during the years he was documenting the American stage. Martin soon took the role of Nellie Forbush in Rodgers and Hammerstein's *South Pacific*, which opened on Broadway that spring. The gelatin silver print entered the Library of Congress as part of the Van Vechten estate's gift in 1966.

Created / published1949 Jan. 12.
Medium1 photographic print : gelatin silver.
GenrePortrait photographs.
NotesTitle derived from information on verso of photographic print. Van Vechten number: XX FF 16. Also available on microfilm. Gift; Carl Van Vechten Estate; 1966. Forms part of: Portrait photographs of celebrities, a LOT which in turn forms part of the Carl Van Vechten photograph collection (Library of Congress).
SubjectsMartin, Mary,--1913-1990.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan3,277 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-180473

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