Portrait of Olga Petrova

Born Muriel Harding in England, Olga Petrova adopted her more exotic stage name as she became a successful actress in musicals and the London and New York Vaudeville scenes. Her American film career, which began with "The Tigress" in 1914, spanned more than two dozen silent pictures from 1914-1918. Petrova expressed disdain for roles as the "simpering, gushing ingénue," preferring to play "the woman of today: a modern, quick thinking and wholly human woman." She wrote several of her own screenplays, was a playwright and penned a 1942 autobiography titled "Butter With My Bread." This vinette-style portrait cements her strong self-conception as she looks sidelong toward the camera with an upright, confident posture and beguiling eyes.
Portrait of Olga Petrova
Inventory
Collection Number
17532
Building
Current Location
Vault Level
Floor
Lower Level/Vault
Description
Details
This is a sepia toned photographic print of Olga Petrova.
Artist
Framed
Yes
 - Glass
Width
1 inches
Height
31 inches
Length
25 inches
Donor
Donor Name
James R. and Joyce A. Finely and Charles David and Linda Hixon
Library Owns
No
Permissions
Reproduce the Work in Library publications/publicity, including film or videotape
Yes
Reproduce
Library has Photography Rights
Yes
Photograph
Permit the general public to photograph the work
Yes
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