James McGee

c. 1918

U.S. Studio

Associated Names
U.S. Studio

Artist, American, active 1910s

The image shows a man standing upright, facing the camera directly. He is wearing a military-style uniform with a buttoned-up jacket and trousers tucked into high socks, along with polished leather boots. His facial features are defined, with closely cropped hair. He has a ring on his left ring finger. The background is an artistic studio setting with a painted backdrop suggesting an outdoor scene with plants and a stone railing or balcony. The image is sepia-toned.

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Provenance

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

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Inscriptions

on verso, by Ross Kelbaugh, top right in graphite: 15LL: by sitter, upper left in graphite: my address; center left printed in black ink perpendicular: U. S. STUDIO / 304 W. STATE ST., / ROCKFORD, ILL.; by sitter, center in graphite: James McGee / Co. D 365 inf / Camp Grant / IL

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