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Human Statue of Liberty

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Human Statue of Liberty

Arthur S. Mole (American, born England, 1889–1983)

Artist:: John D. Thomas (American, active 1910s–20s)
Date:: ca. 1918
Medium:: Gelatin silver print
Dimensions:: 32.9 x 25.8 cm (12 15/16 x 10 3/16 in.)
Classification:: Photographs
Credit Line:: Ford Motor Company Collection, Gift of Ford Motor Company and John C. Waddell, 1987
Accession Number:: 1987.1100.475

This artwork is not on display

Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings

Inscription: Inscription in negative, BL to BR: "c [encircled] // MOLE & THOMAS // 915 MEDINAH BLDG. // CHICAGO, ILL.", " HUMAN STATUE OF LIBERTY // 18,000 OFFICERS AND MEN // AT // CAMP DODGE, DES MOINES, IA. // COL. WM. NEWMAN, COMMANDING // COL. RUSH S. WELLS, DIRECTING."
Provenance

[Daniel Wolf, New York]; John C. Waddell, New York (February 11, 1981)
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