Collection Highlights
Group of Chicago Zouave Cadets
Date:
Object Number:
PR.049.FF.MIL.CHIZOU
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Museum Collections
Portrait of Maria Corda (1902-1965?)
Object Number:
1990.1.39
Date:
1927
Medium:
Graphite on notepad paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/8 x 4 7/8 in. ( 18.1 x 12.4 cm )
Marks:
date: lower left: "1927"
inscriptions: lower right: "Maria Corda / 'Helen' in Helen of Troy"
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in graphite: "Nov 1927"; at lower center: " 'Helen' in Helen of Troy."; signed by sitter at lower center: "Maria Corda"
Description:
Portrait
Gallery Label:
Corda, a Hungarian actress, starred in many movies of the 1920s and 30s, including "The Last Days of Pompeii," "The Private Life of Helen of Troy," and "Samson and Delilah."
Credit Line:
Gift of the Family of William Henry Walker
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
