Mark L. Hersey
date: label: date made
content: 1919
label: associated date
content: 1917 - 1918
name: label: associated person
content: Chase, Joseph Cummings
label: associated person
content: Chase, Joseph Cummings
label: maker
content: Chase, Joseph Cummings
notes: label: Description
content: A three-quarters protrait of Mark L. Hersey depicted as a Major General, 4th division. An oil painting on an illustration board. A white man, Major General Hersey has gray/brown hair and brown eyes. He is wearing a brown officer tunic with a Sam Browne belt. An U.S. officer collar insignia is seen. Five military ribbons are seen on the left chest (identification of the ribbons can be found below.) Two stars are seen on his shoulder straps indicating his rank as Major General. A shoulder patch of the Fourth division can be seen on his left shoulder. The Major General's signature can be seen on the bottom of the portrait.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: Place Made
content: Germany: Rhineland Palatinate, Bad Bertrich
topic: label: Subject
content: Distinguished Service Medal
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content: Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
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content: Military
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content: Art
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: AF.58112M
label: catalog number
content: 58112M
label: accession number
content: 203612
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Painting
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: oil (overall production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: illustration board (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 24 11/16 in x 18 1/2 in; 62.70625 cm x 46.99 cm