LeRoy Eltinge
date: label: date made
content: 1918-12
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 portrait of LeRoy Eltinge depicted as Brigadier General, Deputy Chief of Staff, General Headquarters. An oil painting on an illustration board. A white man, Brigadier General Eltinge has black hair, gray eyes, and is wearing glasses. He is dressed in a tunic and has a U.S. officer collar insignia, a General Staff Corp collar insignia next to it, and one star on his shoulder strap indicating his rank as a Brigadier General. He has four ribbons on his left chest. The bottom portion of the painting is not sketched or painted in great detail. Brigadier General LeRoy's signature is seen on the lower right portion of the portrait. Some wear and tear are seen on the corners of the painting including the back of the painting.The identifications of the four ribbons are given below proceeding from the top row to the bottom and from left to right:: Spanish Campaign, Philippine Campaign, Mexican Service, Army of Cuban Pacification.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Distinguished Service Medal
setName: label: See more items in
content: Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
label: See more items in
content: Military
label: See more items in
content: Art
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: AF.58083M
label: catalog number
content: 58083M
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 5/8 in; 62.70625 cm x 47.3075 cm