Object Details
- associated person
- Chase, Joseph Cummings
- Chase, Joseph Cummings
- Chase, Joseph Cummings
- Description
- A three-quarters portrait of General Jacob Loucks Devers depicted as Commanding General, Armoured Force, European Theatre of Operations, 6th Army Group Army Ground Forces. An oil painting on an illustration board. A white man with gray and brown hair, General Devers is facing right wearing a brown service uniform. He has seventeen ribbons on his left chest, four stars on his shoulder pads indicating his rank as a General, U.S. officer insignia on his collar, and a blue/white/red shoulder sleeve insignia indicating the Army Ground Forces. His signature can be seen on the bottom of the portrait.The identification of the seventeen ribbons are given below proceeding from the top row to the bottom and from left to right: Distinguished Service Cross with two gold miniature oak leaves, Distinguished Service Medal, Bronze Star, Victory (World War I), Possibly Purple Heart, American Defense Service, American Campaign, European-African-Middle eastern Campaign with one silver and one gold star, Victory (World War II), and Army of Occupation Medal, Possibly Order of the Bath (UK), possibly Order of Military Merit (Brazil), French Legion of Honor, French Croix de Guerre (with four palms), unknown, and unknown. The unknown ribbons might be awards from foreign services and governments that are unable to be identified.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Joseph Cummings Chase
- associated date
- 1941 - 1945
- ID Number
- AF.46987
- catalog number
- 46987
- accession number
- 166217
- Object Name
- Painting
- Physical Description
- oil (overall production method/technique)
- illustration board (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 24 1/16 in x 18 1/16 in; 61.11875 cm x 45.87875 cm
- See more items in
- Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
- Military
- Art
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_447646
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-8635-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
