Roland G. James

Object Details

Place of publication, production, or execution

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Physical Description

1 photographic print : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm.

Summary

James is seated at a drawing board, sketching.

Identification on verso (typewritten): Marine Artist --- It was a cinch Pfc. Roland G. James would succumb to those TRAVEL AND ADVENTURE signboards eventually, even if we had not gone to war. A combat artist in a famous Marine division, he once made a 320 mile bicyle [sic] trip from Philadelphia to Syracuse in 3? days. An alumnus of the University of Syracuse, N.Y., he is the son of Mr. and Mrs. E. L. James of 1200 Knox Road, Wynnewood, PA. At college he held the Section I wrestling championship of Pennsylvania in 1941. His wife, Mrs. Roland G. James, lives at Wynnewood, Pa. He enlisted in 1943 and has been overseas 6 months at a base in the South Pacific.

Citation

Roland G. James, circa 1944. Forbes Watson papers, 1840-1967. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Use Note

Current copyright status is undetermined

Location Note

Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution Washington, D.C. 20560

Data Source

Archives of American Art

Date

circa 1944

Record number

(DSI-AAA)2177

Subject

James, Roland G.

Type

Photographs

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Forbes Watson papers, 1840-1967, bulk 1900-1960

Topic

Artists at or with their work

World War, 1939-1945--Art and the war

Record ID

AAADCD_item_2177

Usage

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