Huguette, Age 19, Victory Hairstyle, Paris, Feb. 1945 (Celebrating Liberation of Paris, Sep. 1944), WW II

A full-length portrait of a young Parisian woman, wearing a coat and an unswept hairstyle. The Arc de Triomphe is seen in the background. A full-length portrait of a young Parisian woman, wearing a coat and an unswept hairstyle. The Arc de Triomphe is seen in the background. Morton joined the army in July 1942 and after training at Fort Meade, sailed for England in March 1944 as a technician with the 603rd Engineer Camouflage Battalion. He served in Europe with the 23rd Headquarters Special Troops (the so-called 'Ghost Army') in France, Germany, and Luxembourg. Gift of the artist, 1994.