Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. James Arthur Cahill was a San Francisco artist who specialized in portraiture, illustration, and caricature. His used the name J. A. Cahill for his illustration work. Related to Los Angeles Times feature, "This and That." 25 Apr. 1926: I2, which shows Herbert Hoover standing next to a life size portrait painting showing him in the same pose as in the sketch, by Cahill. Sketch of Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover signed by artist James Arthur Cahill. The sketch portrays the President standing in a three-piece suit and tie, hands in pockets. Text on negative: Herbert Hoover From Crayon Sketch The sketch is signed and annotated: J. A. Cahill, Sketch From Life. Washington, D. C., 1928
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