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Sincerely Yours, Woodrow Wilson

Arthur S. Mole American, born England
1918
Not on view
Mole first developed his technique of collective portraiture in a religious context, photographing fellow church members gathered together in the shape of religious symbols. When the United States entered World War I, Mole and his colleague John Thomas turned to patriotic themes. They choreographed thousands of soldiers into formations such as the Liberty Bell and the Statue of Liberty, an American "Human Shield" comprising thirty thousand men, and this profile of President Wilson.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Sincerely Yours, Woodrow Wilson
  • Artist: Mole and Thomas (American, active 1915–1921)
  • Artist: Arthur S. Mole (American (born England), 1889–1983)
  • Artist: John D. Thomas (American, died 1947)
  • Date: 1918
  • Medium: Gelatin silver print
  • Dimensions: 33.7 x 26.2 cm (13 1/4 x 10 5/16 in.)
  • Classification: Photographs
  • Credit Line: Ford Motor Company Collection, Gift of Ford Motor Company and John C. Waddell, 1987
  • Object Number: 1987.1100.421
  • Rights and Reproduction: © Mole & Thomas 1918
  • Curatorial Department: Photographs

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