Portrait of a Saturday Evening Post Paperboy

1908

William Hamel

Associated Names
William Hamel

Artist, American, 1872 - 1931

The image depicts a boy standing and facing the camera. He has cropped dark hair and a neutral expression. The boy wears a dark suit with a double-breasted coat and shorts, a white shirt, a dark tie, knee-high socks, polished shoes, and a flat cap. He carries a large canvas bag with "The Saturday Evening Post" printed on it and holds a copy of the publication in his left hand. The background is a plain, light-colored backdrop.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    The Ross J. Kelbaugh Collection

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 14 × 9.8 cm (5 1/2 × 3 7/8 in.)
    mount: 22.6 × 15.3 cm (8 7/8 × 6 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.146.91

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Ross Kelbaugh, Marriottsville, MD; gift to NGA, 2023.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower center of mount embossed: Wm. Hamel / LAWRENCE, MASS.; on verso, by Ross Kelbaugh, top right in graphite: 13JL [underlined] / KL074