George Souders Driving a Duesenberg

May 30, 1927

W. Frank Jones

Associated Names
W. Frank Jones

Artist, American, 1877 - 1945

The image shows a man seated in a race car, turned slightly to face the camera. He is wearing a white outfit, including a cap, goggles, and a tie. The steering wheel and part of the driver's seat are visible. The car's surface is metallic, with text identifying him as George Souders, the winner at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1927. There is a blurred figure standing behind him, and the background includes indistinct industrial or grandstand structures.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print with applied color

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon

  • Dimensions

    image: 18.7 × 23.5 cm (7 3/8 × 9 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 20.5 × 25.3 cm (8 1/16 × 9 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.177.286

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

retouching across recto in grey paint; crop marks upper center in red paint; crop marks upper right in black paint; by unknown hand, lower left in print: #27-28; lower right: George Souders [underlined] / 1927 / Driving a / Duesenberg; lower right: Winner 1927 / 500 Mile Race / Indianapolis Motor Speedway / May 30.; bottom right: Photo By / W. Frank Jones / INDPLS; on verso, by unknown hand, upper right in graphite: C949 + [crossed out] / 9 5/8 [circled]; center in graphite perpendicular: B11094; center right in graphite perpendicular and underlined: Geo Souders; lower left stamped in purple ink inverted: REFERENCE DEPT. / JUN 6 1927 / N. E. A.

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