Title from caption on object: "Gruesome Twosome”

April 29, 1945

Unknown 20th Century

Associated Names
Unknown, 20th Century

Artist

ACME Newspictures

Publisher

The image depicts two individuals in close proximity to each other, with their upper bodies and faces visible. The first person, in the foreground, has a mustache and light-colored or no hair. The second person, positioned slightly behind and above, has dark hair. Both individuals appear to be wearing dark outer garments. The background is cluttered, possibly with debris or indistinct shapes. The photograph is black and white, with a blurred and grainy quality affecting the clarity of details.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon

  • Dimensions

    image: 15.1 × 19.3 cm (5 15/16 × 7 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 16.9 × 21.5 cm (6 5/8 × 8 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.177.361

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mary and Dan Solomon, Monarch Beach, CA; gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, lower center printed in purple ink on applied paper inverted: "ACME TELEPHOTO" PRINTS CLEVELAND BUREAU / GRUESOME TWOSOME / BLOOD-STAINED, BULLET-RIDDLED HEAD OF BENITO MUSS / OLINI REST ON THE CRIMSON SPATTERED BREAST OF HIS / 25-YEAR-OLD MISTRESS, CLARA PETACCI, AFTER THEIR / EXECUTIONS BY ITALIAN PATRIOTS IN MILAN, ITALY. / CREDIT (RADIO ACME TELEPHOTO) PTS 4/30/45

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