Painting
Object number2014.18.1
Artist
Nat Youngblood
(1916 - 2009)
Manufacturer
Chicago Cardboard Company
Date1958
MediumPaper; paint; graphite
Credit LineTransfer from the Civil War Trust
DescriptionPainting is inset on the front and depicts a seated man in military uniform with quill in proper left hand and book in proper right hand; he has a plaid blanket over his legs. The seated man is likely British Army Officer John Forbes. A younger man is standing behind him and gesturing to his left with his proper left hand. The background features soldiers in motion, a wood wheel, and trees on the left. In the right foreground is a flag on a staff. The painting has an off-white border and guidelines in each corner.Dimensions21.688 x 17.813 in., 0.125 in. (55.1 x 45.2 cm, 0.3 cm)SignedArtist signature in bottom left corner in black.
InscriptionsText along bottom edge on front, from left to right: red illegible handwritten text that is partially cutoff; black stamped text "COLOR DEPT."; black printed and handwritten text in bottom right corner "PITTSBURGH PRESS ROTO / FOR NOV 23-58".
Back has adhesive masking tape around the perimeter. Handwritten in graphite along top edge is "446 - Clean QUOTE"; at top center are numbers; in bottom left is "H-146S / Eat to clean & var / Should it be / varnished" (this is an educated guess as the handwriting is difficult to read); and in the bottom right is "18 ¼ x 22 ¼ / GREY / GESSO" (this text has lines drawn over it).
MarksOne whole and two partial printed manufacturer marks with text "CRESCENT / ILLUSTRATION BOARD / Cold Press Surface / No. 100 / Heavyweight / A Product of / CHICAGO CARDBOARD COMPANY".
Historical NotesNat Youngblood was an artist from Indiana who moved to Pittsburgh after WWII. He was the art director of the Pittsburgh Press for 30 years and painted many images of Western Pennsylvania history. He passed away in 2009.
Related person
Brigadier General John Forbes
(Scottish, 1707 - 1759)
Related institution
The Pittsburgh Press
Subjects
On View
Not on view
1931-1957
