A Living Flag

c. 1943

Mayhart Studio

Artist, American, active c. 1920s

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print (real photo postcard)

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon

  • Dimensions

    image: 9.5 x 7.9 cm (3 3/4 x 3 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 13.7 x 8.9 cm (5 3/8 x 3 1/2 in.)

  • Accession

    2006.170.7

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mary and Dan Solomon; purchase and gift to NGA, 2006.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

typeset printed lower center: Living Flag / U.S. Naval Training Station, / Great Lakes, Illinois / Rear Admiral, John Downes U S Navy, / Commanding Officer; on verso; in graphite by C.L. Turner; left side: Dear Friends 12/11/43 / How are you, I suppose you have all your crops put away & / getting set for winter. I expect / the weather there is about the / same as we have here, so far it / has been pretty nice. I missed / coming home with the Co. I started / with, but I'll get there for New Yrs. / day, if I don't have any more bad / luck. I don't have time to write / a letter to everybody so I am trying / to keep up by sending cards instead. / I am looking forward to seeing / you on my leave. It will be a long / time before I get home

Wikidata ID

Q64157873

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