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[Portrait of Robert Morse] – Antique Photo Print

[Portrait of Robert Morse], 1958 July 25. — historic photograph
[Portrait of Robert Morse], 1958 July 25.. 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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Step back in time with [Portrait of Robert Morse], a historic photograph rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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[Portrait of Robert Morse]

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This July 1958 portrait shows Robert Morse, born in 1931, at the start of a career that would carry him from the stage to film and television. Carl Van Vechten, the writer and photographer who made the portrait, spent decades photographing performers, writers, and artists, and his sitters often included people on the rise. Morse later won a Tony Award for his role in *How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying*. The print is a gelatin silver photograph from the Van Vechten collection at the Library of Congress, given by his estate in 1966.

Created / published1958 July 25.
Medium1 photographic print : gelatin silver.
GenrePortrait photographs.
NotesTitle derived from information on verso of photographic print. Van Vechten number: V V 8. 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).
SubjectsMorse, Robert,--1931-
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan3,296 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-180528

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