Myrna Loy in "The Great Ziegfeld"
Print: after 1953 - before 1971H x L : 43 x 35.3 cm
Myrna Loy (1905-1993) was an American film and stage actress. She started acting in silent films in 1925. In The Great Ziegfeld, a musical drama about Broadway impresario Florenz Ziegfeld Jr., Myrna Loy played the role of Billie Burke, Ziegfeld’s wife. Edward Steichen visited her on set in the film studio in Hollywood to take this beautifully composed black and white portrait for Vanity Fair.
Object: Myrna Loy in "The Great Ziegfeld"
- Artist | Manufacturer:
- Edward Steichen (1879-1973) | Photographer
- Myrna Loy (1905-1993) | Represented person
- Title:
- Myrna Loy in "The Great Ziegfeld"
- Date:
- Print: after 1953 - before 1971
- Shot: 1936
- Inventory Number:
- 1985-030/062
- Collection:
- Edward Steichen Collection
- Domain:
- Photography
- Designation:
- Photograph
- Iconography:
- Portrait
- Measurements:
- H x L : 43 x 35.3 cm
- Geographical Reference:
- Shooting location: | Hollywood
- Copyright:
-
Work: In Copyright | © The Estate of Edward Steichen / Adagp, Paris, 2025
Image(s): In Copyright | Reproduction: MNAHA / Tom Lucas
Metadata: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)
- Photographer:
- Tom Lucas
Myrna Loy (1905-1993) was an American film and stage actress. She started acting in silent films in 1925. In The Great Ziegfeld, a musical drama about Broadway impresario Florenz Ziegfeld Jr., Myrna Loy played the role of Billie Burke, Ziegfeld’s wife. Edward Steichen visited her on set in the film studio in Hollywood to take this beautifully composed black and white portrait for Vanity Fair.
Object: Myrna Loy in "The Great Ziegfeld"
- Artist | Manufacturer:
- Edward Steichen (1879-1973) | Photographer
- Myrna Loy (1905-1993) | Represented person
- Title:
- Myrna Loy in "The Great Ziegfeld"
- Date:
- Print: after 1953 - before 1971
- Shot: 1936
- Inventory Number:
- 1985-030/062
- Collection:
- Edward Steichen Collection
- Domain:
- Photography
- Designation:
- Photograph
- Iconography:
- Portrait
- Measurements:
- H x L : 43 x 35.3 cm
- Geographical Reference:
- Shooting location: | Hollywood
- Copyright:
-
Work: In Copyright | © The Estate of Edward Steichen / Adagp, Paris, 2025
Image(s): In Copyright | Reproduction: MNAHA / Tom Lucas
Metadata: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)
- Photographer:
- Tom Lucas
