View of Henry E. Huntington Residence, "Blue Boy," and "Apollo Belvedere," San Marino, 1927 copy print

Item Overview

Title

View of Henry E. Huntington Residence, "Blue Boy," and "Apollo Belvedere," San Marino, 1927 copy print

Date Created

1927

Date

1927

Publisher

Los Angeles Times

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Notes

Description

Left below: Henry E. Huntington pointing with his cane towards a 17th century bronze cast of the Apollo Belvedere by the French artist Hubert le Sueur. Huntington is standing outside the library building of his estate with the bronze entrance door visible on the right at the top of the steps.

Caption

Left below: Text from newspaper caption: The Late Master of San Marino Viewing One of Imported Pieces at Entrance to Library. (Keystone photo.) [Photo page, "Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Collection Left to Public," Los Angeles Times, 24 May 1927: A12].
Text from negative sleeve: Huntington, Henry E., Estate.
Right: Text from newspaper caption: Henry E. Huntington Residence at San Marino. [Photo page, "Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Collection Left to Public," Los Angeles Times, 24 May 1927: A12].
Left above: Text from newspaper caption: Gainsborough's "Blue Boy," one of the Art Treasures Bequeathed to the Public, for Which a Reputed Price of $750,000 Was Paid [Photo page, "Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Collection Left to Public," Los Angeles Times, 24 May 1927: A12].

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

copy prints
cellulose nitrate film
news photographs

Names

Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery
Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727-1788. Blue boy
Huntington, Henry Edwards, 1850-1927

Location

San Marino (Calif.)

Resource type

still image