Mary Pickford - Photograph - ca. 1917

This powerful composite photograph depicts a half-resolved Mary Pickford rising above several fallen soldiers. Unfortunately, it's bit of a mystery. While it may have some connection to her film The Little American (1917,) it could just as well be a generic, albeit very well-done, patriotic piece related to the overall zeitgeist of the time (ie. World War 1.) More details to come as they are uncovered. ca. 1917/1918. Gifted from the Pamela Short Collection.