Description:Rectangular three-quarters left profile of a man in a tan business suit and teal tie. He is seated in an open-backed captain's chair and holds a pipe in his right hand. His left hand is visible in his lap. His hair is short and light brown. He has a moustache and blue eyes. The background suggests a nautical or seashore setting. Signed on front "M.R. Welch."
History:Paper on back says "Hulbert Footner by Mabel R. Welch 939 8th Ave. NYC". ASMP, Montrose Galleries NYC Oct 30-Nov 13, 1916; Cheekwood 1992; Huntsville 1996; Gibbes 2000. Illus. Huntsville catalog.
Notes:Subject was a writer and author of Rivers of the Eastern Shore for the Rivers of America Series.
