S/Sgt. McGill: My Platoon Sgt.

1944

William Elijah Smith

Associated Names
William Elijah Smith

Artist, American, 1913 - 1997

The image depicts the head and shoulders of a person facing forward. They have distinct facial features, including well-defined eyebrows, a small mustache, and a focused expression. The individual is wearing a beanie or cap covering most of their hair and a collared shirt with a buttoned-up detail. The background is plain. There is a handwritten note at the bottom identifying the person as "S/Sgt. McGill my Platoon Sgt." with a signature and date on the right side of the image.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Marjorie Witt Johnson; P. Bruce Marine and Donald Hardy; acquired by the National Gallery of Art, 2022.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

"S/Sgt. McGill / my Platoon Sgt." lower margin, ink. "W. E. Smith 16/10/44" lower right composition, ink.

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