Title from caption on object: “Annual Founders' Day Banquet…”

January 24, 1964

Burnis McCloud

Associated Names
Burnis McCloud

Artist, American, 1908 - 1990

The image depicts two men in a close-up view focusing on their upper bodies. The man on the left is slightly turned to the side, appearing to write in a notepad or book, while the man on the right is facing more towards the camera. The man on the left has a well-groomed mustache and short, neatly combed hair. He is dressed in a dark suit with a tie. The man on the right also has a mustache and similarly styled short hair, wearing a suit and tie. Neither man appears to be wearing visible jewelry. The background is dimly lit, possibly depicting an indoor setting, with another person partially visible in the shadows behind them. The scene is set during a formal event, as indicated by the text at the bottom mentioning an annual Founders' Day Banquet.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sale, flea market, 1990s); Ross Kelbaugh, Marriottsville, MD; NGA purchase, 2023.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

signed by artist, lower right in image: McCloud; across bottom: ANNUAL FOUNDERS' DAY BANQUET of SHORTER A.M.C., CHURCH DENVER COLO. / DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. GUEST SPEAKER REV. L. S. ODOM PASTOR 24 JAN. 1964; on verso, by Ross Kelbaugh, upper right in graphite: 15.11 EH/RLH / AF114


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