Photograph of the Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia the Younger
Photography
Inventory number
2025.5.5.5.PH.OT.C1940.USAuthor:
Bains News Service (American 1898-1944)Description
Photograph of the Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia the Younger with opera singer Grace Moore and her husband, Spanish actor Valentin Parera. Both woman sport cloche hats, and wear their coats at their shoulders over wool dresses,. Pavlovna has a black dog in her arms. Valentin wears a plain suit and holds a homburg hat.Maria Pavlovna the Younger (1890-1958) was a Russian grand duchess, the daughter of Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich, youngest son of Tsar Alexander II, and Princess Alexandra of Greece. A prominent figure in the Romanov exile community after the Russian Revolution, she lived in Europe and the U.S., where she worked as a fashion designer and wrote a memoir, Education of a Princess (1930).
Grace MOORE (1898-1947) was an American soprano and Hollywood actress nicknamed the "Tennessee Nightingale." A Metropolitan Opera star known for blending opera with popular film roles, her career bridged classical and mass entertainment until her untimely death in a plane crash.
Valentín PARERA (1895-1986) was a spanish stage and film actor active in the 1920s-40s, known for zarzuelas (musical comedies) and early Spanish-language talkies. He collaborated with directors like Florián REY in La Hermana San Sulpicio (1934). He was exiled to Argentina post-Spanish Civil War, continuing his career in Latin American cinema.
Material
PhotographOrigin
circa 1940 New York, United StatesDimensions
Length : 17.5 cmHeight : 12.5 cm