Title supplied by cataloger.; The John Verzi Collection consists of approximately 13,000 mounted slides taken between 1960-1990 of actors and actresses, musicians, politicians, and other notable personalities. John Verzi (1934-2018) was a postal worker who took images of celebrities as a personal hobby. Possessing an uncanny ability for recognizing aging stars of Hollywood’s Golden Age as well as up and coming personalities, Verzi pursued his hobby primary in Los Angeles, but also in New York, England, France, Mexico, and Sweden. Despite the volume of the collection, Verzi’s interest was purely recreational, and he never shared or monetized his images. The Los Angeles Public Library acquired the collection in 2022. Ruby Keeler, in the Gallery of Modern Art, at 2 Columbus Circle, New York City. At this time, the Gallery was exhibiting the paintings of Childe Hassam. The poem engraved in the marble wall behind her is a passage from "When Earth's Last Picture Is Painted" by Rudyard Kipling. The date handwritten on the slide is November 23, 1965
Type
image
Format
1 slide : color ; 5x5 cm. Photographic color slides
Keeler, Ruby Motion picture actors and actresses Motion picture actors and actresses--United States Motion picture actors and actresses--Canada Dancers Corsages Fur garments Cigarettes Marble in interior decoration Columbus Circle (New York, N.Y.) New York (N.Y.)
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