Alfred Wertheimer (German/American, 1929-2014). Grilled Cheese 20¢, Jefferson Hotel, Richmond, Virginia, June 30, 1956. ...

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Alfred Wertheimer (German/American, 1929-2014)
Grilled Cheese 20¢, Jefferson Hotel, Richmond, Virginia, June 30, 1956
Gelatin silver, 2012
13-1/2 x 17 inches (34.3 x 43.2 cm)
Signed in ink margin recto; signed, titled, dated, and inscribed in pencil, with the photographer's copyright stamps on verso.

This image depicts Elvis Presley with his date for the day Barbara Owens (then known as Bobbi Owens) in the Jefferson Hotel, where he has a bowl of soup in the hotel coffee shop. He is showing her the script to the Steve Allen Show, which he will perform the following day.

PROVENANCE:
Peter Fetterman Gallery, Santa Monica, California.


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