Portrait of General John. J. Pershing
date: label: date made
content: 1918
label: associated date
content: 1917 - 1918
name: label: depicted (sitter)
content: Pershing, John J.
label: artist
content: Chase, Joseph Cummings
notes: label: Description
content: Portrait of General John J. Pershing at General Headquarters (GHQ) in Chaumont, France, during World War I, 1918. Oil on illustration board. Pershing wears his AEF uniform with four gold stars on his shoulder and a brown leather Sam Browne Belt across his chest. He wears the insignia of the United States Army on his collar. His hair and moustache are gray and he is looking to the right of the viewer. Signed at bottom left by Pershing in red crayon. Signed at bottom right by the artist, Joseph Cummings Chase.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: Place Made
content: France: Grand Est, Chaumont
topic: label: related event
content: World War I
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content: Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
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content: Pershing War Office
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content: Military
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content: Art
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Committee to Acquire for the Nation the Chase Collection of A. E. F. Portraits
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: AF.37718B
label: catalog number
content: 37718B
label: accession number
content: 117218
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: Physical Description
content: canvas (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: plastic strip (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: staples (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 25 in x 19 in; 63.5 cm x 48.26 cm