Before Pearl Harbor, ROTC at Mission High School, San Francisco

1938

John Gutmann

Associated Names
John Gutmann

Artist, American, born Poland, 1905 - 1998

This is an image of a group standing with rifles and a street label in the foreground. It shows a group of people standing in formation with rifles held at an angle. They are positioned against a wall with windows above them. The individuals are dressed in mid-20th century attire and appear stoic, facing the camera. In the foreground, painted on the street, is the word "SCHOOL" written in large white letters.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Julia Norrell, Washington, DC; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2009; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2004

  • Common Ground: Discovering Community in 150 Years of Art, Selections from the Collection of Julia J. Norrell, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, October 23, 2004 – January 31, 2005

Bibliography

2004

  • Brookman, Philip et al. Common Ground: Discovering Community in 150 Years of Art, Selections from the Collection of Julia J. Norrell. Exh. cat. Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, 2004: 177, no. 74.

Inscriptions

on verso of mount, signed by artist, bottom right in graphite: John Gutmann; by unknown hand, top left corner: 311.7

Wikidata ID

Q64156050

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