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Dixie Selden (1870–1935)
Return of the 147th, 1919
oil on canvas
19 x 15 1/2 in.

   A Cincinnati native, Selden first studied with the esteemed Frank Duveneck at the young age of twenty-two. Selden’s style of painting differed greatly from her teacher’s, however, as her work employed a more colorful, vivacious, Impressionist tone, as seen in The Return of the 147th. The parade pictured is the triumphal return of the 147th Infantry commanded by Colonel Galbraith on April 12, 1919. Selden’s elevated view is of the Fifth Street stretch, looking towards Main and Fountain Square from Walnut Street. Over 1,400 World War I veterans marched that day and were greeted by a chorus of 5,000 singers at the courthouse; the total attendance was estimated to be nearly 250,000.