photograph
photograph

photograph

Artwork

Accession Number
2008.007.001
Description
A black and white photograph of Edna Wallace Hopper dated 1923 by Apeda Photo Studio. Mrs. Hopper is in side profile and dressed in a dark coloured blouse with a long bejeweled necklace with a locket around her neck, the locket containing a photographic portrait of a middle-aged woman (her mother, Josephine Wallace, later known as Mrs. Alexander Dunsmuir).
Narrative
Ms. Hopper was the stepdaughter of Alexander Dunsmuir. Following a successful theatre career, she branched out into her own line of beauty products and eventually became a Wall Street stock trader. She effectively combined her glamour with her business acumen, and rose to the highest levels in business, a story that this photograph partially communicates. 

The portrait of the middle-aged woman contained in her locket depicts her mother, Josephine Wallace (Mrs. Alexander Dunsmuir), the only known photpgraph of her.
History of Use
This photograph was used in New York City for promotional puposes in 1923. Its history of use from 1923 to 2012 is unknown. The Castle Society acquired the print from an EBay seller in 2012. 
Date
1923
Dimensions
24.3 x 18.4 cm
Material
Paper
Photograph Type
Gelatin silver process
Subject/Image
Edna Wallace Hopper
Medium
Photographic
Support
Paper, Photographic paper
Inscription
on the front: APEDA N.Y.I.
on the verso by hand: Edna Wallace Hopper Pantages 3773; stamped: OCT 1923
Country of Origin
United States of America

Related person/business/organization
Edna Wallace Hopper (depicts)