William Powell
Věra Prášilova, William Powell, 1924, gelatin silver print, Gift of Nadja S. Lilly, Dascha S. Tursi, and K.S. Voeller, M.D., © Estate of Věra Prášilova Scott, 2000.91.37
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- Title
William Powell
- Artist
- Date
1924
- Medium
gelatin silver print
- Dimensions (H x W x D)
image/sheet: 13 1/4 in x 10 5/8 in
- Collection Area
Photography; Northwest Art
- Category
Photographs
- Object Type
photograph
- Culture
American
- Credit Line
Gift of Nadja S. Lilly, Dascha S. Tursi, and K.S. Voeller, M.D.
- Accession Number
2000.91.37
- Copyright
© Estate of Věra Prášilova Scott
- Terms
Prášilova photographed actor William Powell (1892–1984) while working for the Famous Players-Lasky Corporation in New York City. Powell, best known for his role in the Thin Man films, was often cast as a suave and sophisticated romantic lead. He starred in the silent films Dangerous Money and Romola (with Lillian and Dorothy Gish) in 1924, the same year Prášilova made this portrait.
- Exhibitions
2002 Recent Acquisitions - Photography Portland Art Museum
2015 Classically Modern: The Portraiture of Věra Prášilova Scott Portland Art Museum
