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Untitled (Three Men in Mae Wests)

Three men in cold weather gear wearing life vests
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Description: Painting, Oil on Paper; by Robert Charles Haun; 1955; Unframed Dimensions 16H X 12W
Accession #: 88-192-W
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Beginning in World War II, Allied soldiers called their inflatable life jackets "Mae Wests," in honor of the popular Hollywood star with the hourglass figure.

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