[Portrait of Marlon Brando, in A Streetcar Named Desire] – Historic Photo Reproduction
![[Portrait of Marlon Brando, in A Streetcar Named Desire], 1948 Dec. 27. — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/df/dfe002c55638-L.webp)
(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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[Portrait of Marlon Brando, in A Streetcar Named Desire] comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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[Portrait of Marlon Brando, in A Streetcar Named Desire]
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Marlon Brando is the subject here, pictured in connection with Tennessee Williams's *A Streetcar Named Desire*, a play named for a streetcar that runs through its New Orleans setting. Brando had originated the role of Stanley Kowalski on Broadway in 1947, and the production's success made him one of the most talked-about young actors of the stage. Carl Van Vechten, a writer and photographer who portrayed many performers and artists of the period, dated this sitting December 27, 1948. The gelatin silver print entered the Library of Congress as a 1966 gift from Van Vechten's estate.
| Created / published | 1948 Dec. 27. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print : gelatin silver. |
| Genre | Portrait photographs. |
| Notes | Title derived from information on verso of photographic print. Van Vechten number: XIX FF 7. 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). |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,321 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-180532 |
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