Liz as "Cleo"

PART OF:
The photographic library of the 'Daily Herald' newspaper
Made:
26 December 1961 in Rome

Silver gelatin print by the Planet News Limited, titled "Liz as 'Cleo', 26 September 1961. Printed caption on verso reads: "Rome: A profile portrait of film actress Elizabeth Taylor as 'Cleopatra', wearing a Pharaonic headdress and holding a symbol of her power, during today's filming in Rome of the oft-delayed super-production, work on which began here yesterday. The hat, of pleated red silk, is adorned with a golden asp".

Details

Category:
Photographs
Collection:
Daily Herald Archive
Object Number:
1983-5236/31456
Materials:
paper (fibre product), silver (metal) and gelatin
Measurements:
overall: 255 mm x 205 mm
type:
photograph
credit:
Daily Herald Archive, National Science and Media Museum, Bradford