Georges Wilson to become the old Hindsborough in "Arturo-Ui", by Bertolt Brecht, from the series "Le Théâtre"

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Georges Wilson to become the old Hindsborough in "Arturo-Ui", by Bertolt Brecht, from the series "Le Théâtre"
Georges Wilson to become the old Hindsborough in "Arturo-Ui", by Bertolt Brecht, from the series "Le Théâtre"
Artist/Maker (Swiss-French, born Switzerland, 1924 – 2021)
Date1962
MediumVintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 7 3/16 × 9 7/16 in. (18.2 × 24 cm) Sheet: 7 3/16 × 9 7/16 in. (18.2 × 24 cm)
Credit LineGift of Thomas J. Wilson and Jill M. Garling, P2016
Object number2023.12.266
Not on view

Additional Details

Markings Verso, center (yellow paper label, black ink): “volume: ['Theatre written in black ink] / page: ['50' written in black ink] / photo: ['158' written and circled in black ink] / format: ['5,4 x 7,7' written in black ink]”
Verso, lower right corner (stamp, blue ink): [sideways] “Collection / Charles-Henri Favrod”
Published References Illustrated: Valogne, Catherine, and Sabine Weiss. J'aime la Théâtre. Lausanne: Editions Rencontre, 1962. pg. 110
Inscribed Verso, upper center edge (pencil): “FCC F 7499”
Verso, upper center (red ink): [circled] “3”
Verso, upper right (pencil): “Georges Wilson / Arturo-Ui / TNP”
Verso, upper center (pencil): [upside-down] “1290-15-16”
Verso, lower left edge (pencil): “SW-F-039”
Verso, lower left edge (pencil): “3800-”
Verso, lower center (pencil): [sideways] “- 21”
Verso, left and right edges (pencil): [Vertical lines drawn down entire height of sheet along sides creating margin areas that are also crossed out. Possibly marking where the image should be cropped or matted for publication/display.]
Sacha Pitoëff, the son of Ludmilla and Georges Pitoëff, actor, presenter and director, from the series "Le Théâtre"
Sabine Weiss
Date: 1962
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2023.12.272
Actress Julia Borisova of the Vakhtangov theatre company, Moscow, from the series "Le Théâtre"
Sabine Weiss
Date: 1962
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2023.12.265
Behind the scenes where they concentrate before entering the stage (actors, including Jean Vilar, smoking), from the series "Le Théâtre"
Sabine Weiss
Date: 1962
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2023.12.267
Show by Tennessee Williams, staged by Postec, at the Alliance-Francaise, from the series "Le Théâtre"
Sabine Weiss
Date: 1962
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2023.12.268
Maria Becker in her dressing room with Thérèse Giehse and her partner, Zurich, from the series "Le Théâtre"
Sabine Weiss
Date: 1962
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2023.12.269
Jedermann by Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Salzburg, from the series "Le Théâtre"
Sabine Weiss
Date: 1962
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2023.12.270
Georges Rouault
Florence Homolka
Date: c. 1960
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Object number: 2021.12.154
Georges Rouault
Florence Homolka
Date: c. 1960
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Object number: 2021.12.155
Paris - Luxembourg. Fremiet. Saint-Georges
Fratelli Alinari Fotografi Editori
Date: 1875-1900
Medium: Albumen print
Object number: S2018.2.17