(WORLD WAR TWO) Sledes G[] Oil portrait of an African Americ

Sale 2432 - Lot 330

Price Realized: $ 1,875

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Estimate: $ 500 - $ 750

(WORLD WAR TWO.) Sledes, G.[?] Oil portrait of an African-American soldier. Oil on board, 26 x 20 1/2 inches, in period frame, signed in the upper left corner, "G.Sledes, '45"; minor wear. Np, 1945

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A faint pencil note on the reverse reads: "This is the property of John H. Turner, 157 West Street, Frederick." Census records, city directories and his gravestone indicate that John H.P. Turner (1907-1992) of Frederick, MD lived with his wife Annie at 157 West All Saints Street from 1935 to 1960. Turner served as an Army Technician, 5th grade in WWII. After the war, he worked variously as a paper-hanger, cook and elevator operator. On the reverse are the names of four German men--possibly prisoners of war in Turner's charge, though we have been unable to find supporting evidence.