Two glass sheets: one glass only and the other with slide imagery which has a monochromatic emulsion that has then been hand painted with coloured pigments or dye. TEXT on the slide reads: The original would have read in it’s entirety: You are now listening to the Theme Songs of The Gay Divorcee Starring: Fred Astaire Ginger Rogers an R.K.O Radio Picture
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Previously on display
15 June 2023
ACMI: Gallery 1
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
AEO179923
Curatorial section
The Story of the Moving Image → Moving Pictures → MI-05. Sound and Colour → MI-05-C02
Measurements
82 x 82 x 3mm
Object Types
3D Object
Glass slide/Pictorial
Materials
glass, ink, emulsion, tape