Helen Hayes as Cleopatra
Date1925
Artist
Nickolas Muray
American photographer, born in Hungary, 1892–1965
Illustration CitationPromotional photograph for Caesar and Cleopatra by George Bernard Shaw, Guild Theatre, W. 52nd Street, New York, opened April 13, 1925
MediumGelatin silver print
Dimensionsimage: 9 1/8 × 6 3/4 in. (23.2 × 17.1 cm)
sheet: 9 1/4 × 6 7/8 in. (23.5 × 17.5 cm)
sheet: 9 1/4 × 6 7/8 in. (23.5 × 17.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Lucinda and David Pollack, 2025
Object number2025-36
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPHOTOGRAPH
Label TextMuray was one of the most prolific and successful celebrity portrait photographers of the 1920s and 1930s, taking pictures of famous performers for magazines including Harper's Bazaar, Vogue, and Vanity Fair. This photograph of Helen Hayes was made to promote her appearance opposite Lionel Atwill in George Bernard Shaw's Caesar and Cleopatra, on stage at the Theatre Guild. The show was a hit, running for 129 performances, though reviews were mixed..
