Homer St. Gaudens as drawn by Gordon Stevenson

Above Cover of TIME magazine (May 12, 1924), featuring a portrait of Homer St. Gaudens (son of the celebrated sculptor Augustus St. Gaudens), who was in charge of US Army camouflage during both World Wars. It is of additional interest that this pencil-drawn portrait of St Gaudens was made by artist Gordon Stevenson, who served as a ship camoufleur with the US Navy during WWI.

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War diary of John Lee McElroy, 1st Lieut. 315th Field Artillery, 155th Brigade. Camden, N.J: Haddon Press, c1929, p. 8—

This afternoon I had fallen asleep while studying a map. My head had sunk down on my arms on the table, and I was aroused by someone shaking me by the shoulder. He was a very good looking Major, and said I evidently had not been to sleep for some time. I admitted it. Said he wanted to inspect my camouflage, as he was camouflage officer for the sector. His name is Homer St. Gaudens. 

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