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A reminder of her beloved Yorkshire terrier, Mr. Famous, this was one of the few photographs of herself that Audrey kept in a frame at her home. A gift from Mel during filming of Love in the Afternoon.
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Audrey Hepburn and Mr. Famous on the set of the 1957 Allied Artists production Love in the Afternoon, Paris, 1957
Details
LOVE IN THE AFTERNOON, 1957
SAM SHAW (1912-1999)
Audrey Hepburn and Mr. Famous on the set of the 1957 Allied Artists production Love in the Afternoon, Paris, 1957
dated 4 February, 1957, with stamped studio credit (verso)
gelatin silver production still
sheet: 13 ½ x 10 ¾ in. (34.3 x 27.3 cm.)
SAM SHAW (1912-1999)
Audrey Hepburn and Mr. Famous on the set of the 1957 Allied Artists production Love in the Afternoon, Paris, 1957
dated 4 February, 1957, with stamped studio credit (verso)
gelatin silver production still
sheet: 13 ½ x 10 ¾ in. (34.3 x 27.3 cm.)
Provenance
Audrey Hepburn: Portraits of an Icon, London, The National Portrait Gallery, 2015, no. 44.
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