Portrait of Red Cross Nurses

1918

American 20th Century

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The image depicts six individuals in a group portrait. Three individuals are seated in the front row, while three are standing behind them. The group includes five women and one person seated centrally. The three standing women wear white nurse uniforms with head coverings featuring a cross emblem. The seated women wear white dresses and each holds a small American flag. The man in the center wears a military-style uniform with tall boots and a flat-brimmed hat, resting one elbow on his knee. An American flag serves as a backdrop behind the group. The setting appears to be indoors, with a dark background featuring vague shapes that could be trees or a studio backdrop.
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Provenance

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

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Inscriptions

on verso of mat, by Ross Kelbaugh, top right in graphite: 23.11.RHUX / AF077A


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