"African American Ladies Band of the American Woodsmen Fraternity"

1922

James Calvin Patton

Associated Names
James Calvin Patton

Artist, American, 1882 - 1958

The image shows a group of sixteen women and one man standing in a line outdoors. The women are wearing matching uniforms with long skirts, jackets with decorative stripes, and hats with tassels. The man is wearing a dark suit. The women are holding musical instruments such as tubas, drums, and trumpets. One woman is standing next to a bass drum with the words "American Woodmen L.U.A.W. Ladies Band Cameron" visible on it. The background includes tents, more people, trees, and industrial buildings with smokestacks on the horizon. The setting appears to be a grassy area.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

by unknown hand, lower center in negative: Camp Col. Chas. Young. / First Annual Encampment of U.R.A.W. / Ladies 1st Regismental Band. / Akron Ohio. / Aug. 28,-Sept. 1, 1922, Indianpolis, Ind.; lower right: PATTON / STUDIO / No 8.


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