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BARCLAY, McClelland  (1891-1943) designer, U.S. Naval
          officer, illustrator, sculptor.
          Born Saint Louis, Missouri, 9 May 1891.
          Worked as a commercial artist and created the Fisher
          Body Girl used to advertise GM cars. Founded McClelland
          Barclay Art Company which manufactured household
          objects, toys, boxes, bowls. Called to active duty as a naval
          reservist, 1940. Painted U.S. Naval officers, battle scenes.
          Died in naval action, New Georgia, 18 July 1943.

          D  E  C  O  R  A  T  I  O  N  S

1942 United States Navy and Marine Corps Medal (designed
by Barclay). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

          B I O G R A P I C A L  R E F E R E N C E S

D8  {1926} Fielding, p 20, 440.
BA  {1937} Who's Who In American Art:
          1937 [1ed:29], 1939 [2ed:36],
          1941 [3ed:44], 1947 [4ed:580, obit].
B2  {1950} Who's Who
BF1 {1985} Falk, p 32.
D33 {1986} Opitz, p 45.
BF2 {1999} Falk. Who Was Who in American Art, p 1:202.

N U M I S M A T I C   R E F E R E N C E S

SE17 {1983} Pessolano-Filos, p 10-11.
18 {1964} Kerrigan, p 32.

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