Barney Ross (center) as Marine Corporal and wife flanked by Lt. Anne Draffer (left) and Lt. Frances Alpert (right) from the American Red Cross

Media - 1997.118.69 - SAAM-1997.118.69_1 - 60772
Copied Unidentified, Barney Ross (center) as Marine Corporal and wife flanked by Lt. Anne Draffer (left) and Lt. Frances Alpert (right) from the American Red Cross, ca. 1943, gelatin silver print, sheet: 7 1⁄2 x 9 1⁄2 in. (19.0 x 24.0 cm) image: 7 1⁄8 x 8 7⁄8 in. (18.0 x 22.6 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Kenneth B. Pearl, 1997.118.69

Artwork Details

Title
Barney Ross (center) as Marine Corporal and wife flanked by Lt. Anne Draffer (left) and Lt. Frances Alpert (right) from the American Red Cross
Artist
Unidentified
Date
ca. 1943
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 7 1⁄2 x 9 1⁄2 in. (19.0 x 24.0 cm) image: 7 1⁄8 x 8 7⁄8 in. (18.0 x 22.6 cm)
Markings
on back, label (typed): MARINE HERO BARNEY ROSS GREETED / ON ARRIVAL HERE BY RED CROSS / NEW YORK. - THE RED CROSS WAS REPRESENTED TODAY / (MARCH 12) AT LA GUARDIA AIRPORT, WHEN MEMBERS / OF THE CENTRAL CHAPTER OF THE QUEENS AMERICAN / RED CROSS GREETED CORP. BARNEY ROSS, U.S. MARINE / HERO AND FORMER BOXER, ON HIS ARRIVAL HERE. / PHOTO, TAKEN AT THE AIRPORT, SHOWS, LEFT / TO RIGHT - LT. ANN DRAFFER; MRS. ROSS; CORPORAL / BARNEY ROSS; AND LT. FRANCES ALPERT. / PHOTO GRATIS ... FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE / RED CROSS WAR FUND /130 WEST 42ND ST. N.Y.C.
Credit Line
Gift of Kenneth B. Pearl
Mediums Description
gelatin silver print
Classifications
Keywords
  • Occupation — sport — boxing
  • Occupation — military — marine
  • Portrait male — Ross, Barney
  • Portrait female — Ross, Catherine Howlett
  • Portrait female — Draffer, Lt. Anne
  • Portrait female — Alpert, Lt. Frances
Object Number
1997.118.69
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1997.118.69