James A. Van Fleet
date: label: associated date
content: 1951 - 1955
name: label: associated person
content: Chase, Joseph Cummings
label: associated person
content: Chase, Joseph Cummings
label: artist
content: Chase, Joseph Cummings
notes: label: Description
content: Oil on illustration board. Portrait of four star General James A. Van Fleet. Army Service Ribbons for Decorations and Medals include: Distinguished Service Cross with two oak leaf clusters, Distinguished Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters, Silver Star with two oak leaf clusters, Legion of Merit with one oak leaf cluster, Bronze Star with two oak leaf clusters with "V" device, and Purple Heart with two oak leaf clusters. Van Fleet wears the Army Distinguished Unit Badge above his right breast pocket and a Combat Infantry Badge above his service ribbons and his left breast pocket. He wears fatigue clothing (possibly a men's durable press utility uniform, shade olive Green 507) with four silver stars (indicating rank of General) on each side of his collar and the eighth army insignia patch on the shoulder his left arm sleeve. Van Fleet holds a M1 helmet in his right hand (also possibly resting on his leg) that has the eighth army insignia and four silver stars (indicating rank of general) on the font and a unknown insignia on the side (vertical rectangle with red sides and possibly a red "1" on the front). He is in front of a green background. Van Fleet's signature is in the bottom right corner of the portrait.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: related event
content: Korean War
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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.58379M
label: catalog number
content: 58379M
label: accession number
content: 211728
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 1/2 in x 18 1/2 in; 62.23 cm x 46.99 cm