W. Somerset Maugham, 1940

Item

Identifier: M123.03.0056.0003.00001

Staff Only

Abstract

Portrait of W. Somerset Maugham, a playwright who wrote 'The Constant Wife' which the Central City Opera performed in 1951.

Dates

1940

Rights and Usage Statement

Copyright not evaluated: The copyright and related rights status of this Item has not been evaluated. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. See: https://rightsstatements.org/page/CNE/1.0/?language=en

Extent

1 Items (photograph)

Additional Description

Scope and Contents

From the Series:

This series contains photographs and other graphic materials pertaining to the Central City Opera House and the Central City Opera festivals from the 1932 - 2013 festival seasons.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

8 x 10 inches black and white

General

Title from inscription on back of image.

Inscription and Marks

Typed on back of photographic print: ''W. Somerset Maugham.'' Typed on newspaper clipping glued to back of photographic print: ''19438, Associated Press photo from New York, Caution: use credit. (Editors: This picure is for use with SN story, New York Dateline, on W. Somerset Maughm [sic], for AMs of Sunday, De. 29. Watc [sic] release date). Goes After His Stories. W. Somerset Maugham, (above) British novelist and playwright, at 66 believes ''You've got to go out after the stories yourself - not wait for them to come to you.'' That's why he is the author of a score of novels and plays and a great number of short stories, he says. (Watch release date, AMs Sunday, Dec. 29). Associated Press Photo, 12/20/1940 WDA 2P JC, Sunday List 73.''