A black-and-white photograph of a woman wearing blotchy white face paint, a tall black hat, and frilly white collar, above a handwritten note.

[Lotte Jacobi as a clown]

Sigismund Jacobi (1860-1935)

Date

ca. 1950, postmarked 1982
Object Type

Photographs
Medium

Gelatin silver print
Object Format

Postcard
Dimensions

Image: 4 3/16 x 3 1/16 in.
Sheet: 5 3/8 x 3 1/2 in.
Inscriptions

Sheet, Recto:
l.l. in blue ink: Lotte as "Clown"
l.r. in blue ink: S. Jacobi \ my father took \ this photo years \ ago
Verso [vertical]:
u.l. to l.c. in ink: Dear Carlotta, \ Think of you \ and wonder how \ you are, would \ like to hear from \ you. With good \ wishes for Christmas \ and a fair 1983, Love Lotte
c. to l.r. in ink: Christmas 1982. \ P.S. I would love to \ exchange on [sic] of your \ photographs against \ one of mine \ Is that possible?
Collection Name

Carlotta Corpron Collection
Credit Line

Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas, Bequest of the artist
Accession Number

P1988.20.19
Copyright

© Lotte Jacobi Collection, University of New Hampshire

Location: Off view

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