Mr. Mickens

1910

American 20th Century

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American 20th Century

Artist

The image shows a young man standing upright with one hand resting on a round table holding a potted plant overflowing with foliage. He has a neutral facial expression and a slight upward gaze. He has short, neatly combed hair and is wearing a formal dark suit with a high-necked collar, matching trousers, and polished, laced-up shoes. The background has a painted or printed floral pattern on the wall, and a patterned rug covers the floor.
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Provenance

Ross Kelbaugh, Marriottsville, MD; NGA purchase, 2023.

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Inscriptions

on verso, by Ross Kelbaugh, top left in graphite: AF311 / JH; upper left stamped in brown ink perpendicular: AWARDED GOLD MEDAL / [illegible] N.O. LA. / James [illegible] Exposition.; upper right stamped in black ink: COVINGTON / JUN / 2 / 7 AM / 1910 / VA; upper right green one-cent stamp; by unknown hand, center left in black ink: This is good of Mr. / Mickens isn't it.; center right: Miss Laura Bilby, / 1218 Cambridge St., / Philadelphia, / Pa.

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